Wakayama Travel Guide 2026: Gateway to Koyasan & the Kumano Kodo & Tips

Wakayama is the gateway to Koyasan, the mountain monastery town founded by the monk Kukai in the 9th century and one of Japan's most important centres of Buddhist pilgrimage. The surrounding Kii Peninsula is also home to the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails.

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