Tourist attractions in Tanabe, Wakayama
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| Tanabe (田辺市, Tanabe-shi) is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021, the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km². The total area of the city is 1,026.91 square kilometres (396.49 sq mi). Tanabe is the second largest city in Wakayama in terms of population, and the largest in the Kansai region of Japan in terms of area. | ||||||
| population：67,451人 area：1,026.91km2 | ||||||
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Tanabe, Wakayama in Temple
| 1．Misuji temple ruins ・Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan | ||||||
| The Misuji temple ruins (三栖廃寺塔跡, Misu Haiji ato), is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Hakuhō period Buddhist temple located in the Shimomisu neighborhood of the city of Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan. The temple no longer exists, but the temple grounds were designated as a National Historic Site in 1935, with the area under protection expanded in 1985.[1] | ||||||
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Tanabe, Wakayama in Shrine
| 2．Kumano Hongū Taisha ・Shinto | ||||||
| Kumano Hongū Taisha (熊野本宮大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the jurisdiction of Tanabe, Wakayama, deep in the rugged mountains of the southeast Kii Peninsula of Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". The main deity enshrined is Kumano Gongen (熊野権現). All of the ancient Kumano Kodō routes lead to the Grand Shrine. | ||||||
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Tanabe, Wakayama in station
| 3．Kii-Shinjō Station ・472-2, Shinjō-chō, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken 646-0011Japan | ||||||
| Kii-Shinjō Station (紀伊新庄駅, Kii-Shinjō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). | ||||||
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| 4．Kii-Tanabe Station ・961 Minato, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken 646-0031Japan | ||||||
| Kii-Tanabe Station (紀伊田辺駅, Kii-Tanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). | ||||||
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| 5．Haya Station ・25-19, Haya-matsubara 2-chōme, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken646-0063Japan | ||||||
| Haya Station (芳養駅, Haya-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). | ||||||
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Tanabe, Wakayama in hot spring
| 6．Yunomine Onsen | ||||||
| Yunomine Onsen is a hot spring system and resort town in Tanabe, near Hongu Town in southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The Tsuboyu bath is located there, a UNESCO World Heritage site.[1] | ||||||
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| 7．Ryujin Onsen | ||||||
| Ryūjin Onsen (龍神温泉) is an onsen (hot spring) located in Ryūjin village, now a part of Tanabe, Wakayama City in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Ryūjin Onsen was discovered in the 7th century by En no Gyōja, the founder of Shugendō. Kōbō Daishi, founder of Shingon Buddhism visited the spot in the 9th century. During the Edo period (1603-1868), the onsen was used as a resort area by the Tokugawa ruling family, whose castle was in Wakayama city. Today there are old Japanese inns (ryokans) using the names Kamigoten (Royal Palace) and Shimogoten (Lower Lodgings), from the old feudal system.[3] It is said to be the third best onsen for beautifying your skin in Japan.[1] | ||||||
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Tanabe, Wakayama in Mountain
| 8．Mount Ryūjin | ||||||
| Mount Ryūjin (龍神岳, Ryūjindake) is a mountain on the border between Tanabe, Wakayama and Totsukawa, Nara. At a height of 1,382 m (4,534 ft), it is the highest point in Wakayama Prefecture and the name of the mountain was given in 2008.[1] Ryujindake is the highest peak in Wakayama Prefecture, but Mount Gomadan was recognized as the highest peak until it was found by the Geographical Survey Institute survey in November 2000 that Ryujindake is 10 m higher than Mt. Gomadan and 700 m west.[2] Although the name was not given for a while after the altitude was known, Tanabe City started to solicit names from all over the country in 2008, and on March 3, the following year, the most popular application was "Ryujindake". It was named as "a magnificent, mysterious and familiar name".[2] | ||||||
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