Town guide
Tanabe
田辺市
Kansai's largest city by area and the gateway to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails, with Kumano Hongu Taisha and the old hot springs of Yunomine and Ryujin.
City in Wakayama
- places to see
- 12
- traditional crafts
- 4
- Japan Heritage stories
- 7
Things to see in Tanabe
Isoma Rock Shelter Site
磯間岩陰遺跡A historic site in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Misu Temple Ruins
三栖廃寺跡A historic site in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Nyu Shrine
丹生神社A Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Sonaezaki Sutra Mounds
備崎経塚A historic site in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Minakata Kumagusu Archives
南方熊楠顕彰館A museum in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Shinjo Park
新庄総合公園A park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum of Art
熊野古道なかへち美術館A museum in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Tanabe City Museum of Art
田辺市立美術館A museum in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Tsugizakura Oji Shrine
継桜王子A Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Aritoshi Shrine
蟻通神社 (田辺市)A Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Chikatsuyu Oji Shrine
近露王子A Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Gomasan Sky Tower
道の駅田辺市龍神ごまさんスカイタワーAn observation tower in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Explore by interest
Japan Heritage stories in Wakayama
- Hirokawa: the tsunami levee built for a hundred generations
- Katsuragi Shugen: where mountain asceticism began
- Living with whales on the Kumano coast
- Nyonin Koya: the temples where women prayed instead of Mount Koya
- Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage: Japan's 1,300-year journey of the heart
- Wakanoura: a bay of views that inspired poets
- Yuasa: where Japanese soy sauce began
Crafts from Wakayama
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Good to know
- Tanabe is where the Kumano Kodo's Nakahechi and Ohechi routes split. Most walkers start the Nakahechi near Takijiri-oji.
- Kumano Hongu Taisha is part of the World Heritage 'Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range'.
- Yunomine Onsen, with its tiny riverside Tsuboyu bath, was the first hot spring listed as part of a World Heritage site. Expect to wait for Tsuboyu.