Kinokawa City Travel Guide

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Wakayama Kinokawa City

Kinokawa City Travel Guide Issued in March 2019 Issued by Kinokawa City 338 Nishioi, Kinokawa, Wakayama 649-6492 TEL：0736-77-2511 our website： http://www.city.kinokawa.lg.jp/ Scan the code Scan the code our Facebook page： to access to access https://www.facebook.com/kinokawacity our website. our Facebook page. contents

Special Feature 03on Kinokawa Fruits Fruits grown in Kinokawa are ready for harvest all year long. 03 The Best-Kept Secret of Kinokawa Fruits ／05 KINOKAWA Fruit Dining

Known as the land of fruits, no matter what season of the year you visit, 07 Kinokawa Fruit Life ／09 Fresh! Delicious! Farmers’ Markets

you will find seasonal produce. Enjoy the taste of freshly-picked fruits and savor the delicious flavor of dishes One-day trip to Kinokawa11 with Kinokawa girls made with seasonal ingredients to feel sweet inside and out. 11 Feel at ease with the stationmaster cat at Kishi Station.

13 Enjoy sky sports to your heart's content. ／15 Tasty Local Lunch Spots.

17 Did you know? One of Japan's most renowned physicians, Hanaoka Seishu. But, the charms of Kinokawa go far beyond fruits. 19 Visit famous sacred sites of Kansai, Kokawa Temple. From sky sports where you walk in the air to Kishi Station 21 Places of healing after the sun sets. where visitors are greeted by a “cute stationmaster cat,”

Kinokawa is full of excitement that you can only experience here. Hotel Stay23 in Kinokawa Rejuvenate your body and soul with Kinokawa’s sweet offerings.

A sweet and tranquil trip to Kinokawa. Discover rare 25finds of Kinokawa! すうぃ～とりっぷ Come and join us for a “Sweetrip.” Recommended27 Tour Routes 27 Mt. Yuri Hiking Course／29 Mt. Ryumon Hiking Course

31 Sweets course／32 Refreshing Cycling Course

33 Historical spots visiting course／34 Relaxing driving course

EVENT3 GUIDE ABOUT Kinokawa37 City

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Know before you go! As the largest producer in the country, hassaku oranges from Kinokawa offer an excellent balance of subtle Kinokawa is the largest bitterness, sweetness, and sourness. The Best-Kept Secret producer of strawberries in Wakayama.Strawberry Figs are abundant in fiber picking is another popular and known for their beauty activity here. of Kinokawa Fruits and health benefits. Savor the elegant sweetness and crunchy texture of the fruit. Thanks to the fertile soil and Hassaku warm climate of the region, Orange While fresh figs farmers in Kinokawa can harvest are always tasty, Rich in vitamin C, you fig jams and cakes a wide variety of fruits throughout the year. Strawberry can savor the pleasant are also delightful. texture of hassaku oranges by Seasonal tastes await you in Kinokawa. In addition to the Sachinoka eating them fresh or enjoy them in brand, the prefecture’s original jam and other processed products. variety, Marihime, is another masterpiece, thanks to a perfect Fig Because the fruits reach full balance of acidity and sweetness ripeness before picking, Kuroama of shiny, juicy strawberries. Fruit Calendar has condensed sweetness for a high sugar content. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Peach Farms offering strawberry picking.

Rich in vitamin C, minerals, and Persimmon Kishigawa tourism fiber, Kinokawa’s large kiwi fruits Oranges strawberry picking Association map A-4 are known for their well-balanced Kiwi Fruit 238 Kishigawa-cho Kodo, Kinokawa sweetness and sourness. Grapes 0736-64-7212（ Only when the farm is open）

Japanese Plums Fruit Farm Wakayama map C-3 Urehime, Kinohime, and Fig 520 Ochikata, Kinokawa other kiwi varieties with Hassaku Orange 0736-73-6925 a high sugar content are ※Please contact them Strawberry beforehand. https://f-f-wakayama.com/ Persimmon available to taste here.

Wakayama’s persimmons are famous for their sweetness. Hiratanenashigaki is a seedless variety with a smooth mouthfeel. Fuyugaki Kiwi Fruit with a high juice content is another variety Flower viewing is that grows in Kinokawa. Peach also available Kinokawa boasts the all year around. highest production Arakawa-no-Momo volume of peaches in peaches produced western Japan. Be sure to in Momoyama-cho savor the deliciousness of Seasonal flowers are are known for their quality around the freshly-picked Hakuho, one of the charms of country. Shimizu-Hakuto, and Kinokawa, attracting other varieties. many tourists.

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Unique gourmet dishes made with

seasonal fruits are both pleasing to the eyes Italian dishes with and the taste buds like never before. a new twist Experience culinary delights full of surprises Fruit Pasta that you can only taste here.

Try Italian dishes with a new twist. Fresh chewy pasta and seasonal fruits offer a refreshing combination of sweetness and sourness. Juicy&Fruity

Fruit Burger Photogenic Sweets Lavishly made using seasonal fruits, this juicy and fruity hamburger goes Fruit Sandwiches well with a Mikumano beef patty and bacon. Kinokawa’s famous fruits are sandwiched in between rich cream and fluffy bread. Be enticed by their colorful look and take a bite. You will be filled with A well-thought-out, happiness. perfect combination.

Fruit Sushi

Information source for Kinokawa’s fruits！！ Made using seasonal fruits, colorful sushi Kinokawa Fruits Tourism features an exquisite marriage of fresh seafood Kinokawa is home to abundant and fruits with a delicious fruits. To spread the refreshing sweetness that charm of Kinokawa to everyone, will make you yearn to various information is provided. taste it again.

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Etoile’s Fragrance organic Cosmetics Kinokawa Fruit Life Made with organic fruits carefully grown by contract farmers of Wakayama, these plant-derived cosmetic products are gentle on the skin and surround you with the rich aroma of fruits, offering exquisite relaxation. Kinokawa fruits are rich in nutrients. 273-1 Momoyama-cho Ichiba, Kinokawa 0736-66-2599 Eat many fruits that contain vitamins and minerals that most people map B-3 http://etoile111.co.jp are deficient in to nourish your body and soul!

Folic acid Vitamin C

Organic Hassaku Shampoo Skin Lotion Made with Arakawa Peach Extract This shampoo is made with hassaku oranges, Catechin for which Kinokawa is known as the top Made lavishly using the brand peach, Arakawa Potassium Pectin no Momo, without perfume, artificial colors, β-cryptoxanthin Calcium producer in Japan. The extract from hassaku Vitamin C oranges penetrates the hair shaft to make the or preservatives, this facial toner is gentle on hair silky smooth. the skin and the environment.

Citric acid Hair Produce Alive’s Vitamin C B vitamins Scalp Massage Potassium Using Fruit enzymes

After applying fruit enzymes to soften the scalp, a scalp treatment with carbonated water and a massage are given to remove dirt and rejuvenate the scalp. ※Reservation required.

map C-2 943 Kokawa, Kinokawa 0736-73-4766 9：30 a.m.～6：30 p.m. Every Monday and third Tuesday of the month Yes

Invented by devoted fruits researcher Mizuki Nakano. Bath with Mandarin oranges Floating in the water © Ball Room／ Bath with orange peels as a bath additive. Weekly Playboy News A popular way to warm up and have smooth skin! Jinenjo Chaya Karabina’s Collaboration of Kinokawa Fruits Tourism Fruit Enzyme drink and Momotani Juntenkan How to make an orange peel bath Tightly pack dried orange peels inside a finely-woven, cylinder-shaped laundry net (about 30 small This enzyme drink is made from seasonal Peach Handcream Unshu oranges). Put the bagged orange peels in a bathtub with hot water and cover with a basin after fruits to offer a refreshing sweetness and Formulated with an extract from peaches removing the air. Leave it for about eight hours to half a day. If the bathwater cannot be reheated, fill the mouthfeel. The consumption of enzymes grown in Kinokawa, this hand lotion has the tub with hot water about one-third full in the morning and add more hot water at night. Please be sure to before meals helps promote digestion and pleasant scent of peaches. The scent and remove the orange peels after half a day and drain the bathwater on the same day because fermentation increase metabolism. design were decided in user polls. will continue to advance.

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Not just fruits! Vegetables are also ready Delicious！ Fresh！ for harvest all year long.

Farmers’ Markets Vegetable Calendar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Colorful, delicious, and healthy! White radish Point Chinese cabbage Farmers’ markets are lined with the fresh agricultural Cabbage products that Kinokawa is proud of! The best time to go Onion to a farmers’ market is Spinach

Green onion in the morning! Filled with Tomato Popular products tend to sell out Mekkemon Hiroba seasonal produce JA Kinosato Farmers’ Market Cucumber by the early evening. The best Broccoli time to go to a farmers’ market is This farmers market is a popular in the morning to pick up fresh destination for picking up rare Eggplant produce. finds including fresh fruits and vegetables just picked from the fields at low prices. Shoppers from Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe throng the markets on Kishigawa Tourism and weekends and holidays. Local Products Center map B-2 You can find local specialties such as 56-3 Toyoda, Kinokawa strawberries, fresh fruits, vegetables, and 0736-78-3715 flowers grown locally. 9：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m. The first Tuesday of the month, obon holidays, map A-3 and New Year’s holiday 1 1 Yes 35- Kishigawa-cho Maeda, Kinokawa 0736-64-1213 8：30 a.m.～5：00 p.m. Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 Yes

There is a café next door. Kinokawa Fu-no-Oka Farmers’ Market This market offers a friendly atmosphere Momoyama that values connections with people. It Local Specialty Center carries a wide selection of products ranging Local specialties such as Arakawa no Momo from farm goods to processed products. peaches and processed products made using The café next door is another attraction. them are sold here. The center attracts

map D-2 927 Hirano, Kinokawa many shoppers during the peach season. 1 0736-75-3 73 9：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m. map B-3 Tuesdays（If a national holiday falls on 404-1 Momoyama-cho Ichiba, Kinokawa a Tuesday, it is closed the next day.） 0736-66-2384 9：00 a.m.～5：0 0 p.m. 50 cars Tuesdays（Open daily from June to the obon holidays）, Obon holidays, New Year’s holiday Yes

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rip to y t Ki a no -d k e a n w O a Kinokawa City Tourist and International Relations Center Feel at ease with Kirari 【 Kishi Station】 The tourist exchange center map A-4 located in front of Kishi Station 0736-79-3700 the stationmaster cat offers tourist information and 9：00 a.m.～ 5：00 p.m. local event listings. Wednesdays at Kishi Station. Tama Café The café located within the premises of the station building. Here you can enjoy juice and gelato Wakayama Electric Railway, Kishigawa Line, made with seasonal fruits.

connects Wakayama to Kinokawa. Located inside Inside Kishi Station, Kishigawa-cho Kodo, Kinokawa 9：15 a.m.～5：15 p.m. You will be greeted by the stationmaster, Nitama, The third Wednesday of the month No at the last station, Kishi Station. Check out For tourists visiting other types by private cars of trains! No parking is available around Kishi Station. Please use parking around Wakayama Station or Idakiso Station and take the Kishigawa Line because street parking will cause inconvenience to the residents.

One-day ticket Find the hidden Tama! One-day train pass How many hiddend? Tamas can you fin Unique and available for purchase at Wakayama Station, cute train design Idakiso Station, and You will see a Tama train Kishi Station. Kishi Station featuring Stationmaster Building Tama, an Omocha train, and other decorated trains.

B u i l t w i t h a r o o f Tama and Nitama stationmaster goods are covered with Japanese sold at the station. Station Master NITAMA I work at the station c y p r e s s b a r k a n d on Wednesdays stained-glass windows, Nitama is the valiant yet cute stationmaster cat of and Thursdays. Japan’s only station Kishi Station that has inherited the commitment building with a cat face. of the stationmaster emeritus, Tama.

map A-4 10：00 a.m.～4：00 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays ※Nitama generally works on public holidays. ※Nitama might take a day off on a temporary basis depending on her health and the temperature. Station Master ※Scheduled workdays are subject to change without prior notice. YONTAMA WAKAYAMA ELECTRIC RAILWAY Co., Ltd. 73 Idakiso, Wakayama 073-478-0110 DESIGNED BY EIJI MITOOKA+DON DESIGN ASSOCIATES

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Outdoor 【 Activities 】 Enjoy sky sports to UP Canoe School（Apr.～Oct.） The school teaches beginners how to use your heart's content. equipment to operate a canoe in the morning. In the afternoon, students will go on a four-kilometer canoe trip down the river. Fly over the city for a panoramic, bird’s-eye view of Kinokawa. Take some special pictures map C-3 Even beginners can enjoy an informal trial class with peace of mind! 391 Takebusa, Kinokawa 0736-77-7088 to impress your friends! http://www.upnest.co.jp/canoe.html

Kinokawa City’s fresh streams and Interact with nature an abundance of greenery create at campgrounds the perfect environment for outdoor activities!

Hosono Mountain Stream Campground

Hosono Mountain Stream 【 Campground 】【 Highland Park Kokawa 】

In addition to water play Miyama Feel liberated at the and fishing in the river, the Canyon mountain plateau. UP Paraglider School Tonoair area is known for firefly The observatory and The valley has 20 Offers full-fledged classes and Hang Glider School watching in June. There is campground provide waterfalls that are no need to pitch a tent when an easy way to casual trial classes, for which Experienced world-class taller than one meter you can sign up the same day. instructors will teach you how you stay in a mountain hut. offering cool air even experience the to fly a glider. in summer. Listen to outdoors. map C-3 map D-4 the murmuring of map D-1 map C-3 1 391 Takebusa, Kinokawa 258- Momoyama-cho Kaito, the river to Kinokawa 0736-67-0070 802 Nakatsugawa, Kinokawa 0736-73-7948 0736-77-7088 391 Takebusa, Kinokawa ※Hours：10：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m. appreciate nature! 9：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m. Tuesdays Yes https://www.upnest.co.jp/index.html 090-4767-1190 9：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m. ※Campground open only from April to November.

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rip to y t Ki a no -d k e a n w Pick a restaurant that matches your mood of that O a day to enjoy lunch lavishly made with local ingredients to make your travels memorable.

【lunch】

mulino Cafe・Sweets・sablier Made with local vegetables, one of the Diners are attracted to having sweets Tasty Local popular lunch menu items is a and lunch in this café’s tranquil setting travel-themed plate lunch offering where the time passes by slowly, just tastes from around the world. like a Sablier hourglass.

Lunch Spots. map D-2 map C-2 1002-4 Kokawa, Kinokawa 0736-60-2069 Located inside Farmers Market Kinokawa Fu-no-Oka, Lunch：11：0 0 a.m.～1：3 0 p.m.（Reservation required by 927 Hirano, Kinokawa 0736-75-9077 the day before.） Café：2：00 p.m.～ 6：0 0 p.m.（L.O. 5：00 p.m.） 11：0 0 a.m.～ 5：0 0 p.m. Tuesdays Yes Tuesdays, Irregular holidays 10 cars

Treat yourself to a delicious lunch ARS2duo（Arsduo） This restaurant features a relaxed atmosphere Seishu-no-Sato map D-2 with a premium feel for diners to savor Restaurant Hana Located inside Michi-no-Eki（Roadside Station） Seishu no Sato, authentic Italian dishes made with local 473 Nishinoyama, Kinokawa 0736-75-6008 Weekdays：11：00 a.m.～ ingredients at an affordable price. The buffet-style lunch 3：30 p.m.（Entry for buffet is until 2：00 p.m.） Saturdays, Sundays, and mainly consists of healthy public holidays：11：00 a.m.～3：30 p.m.（Entry for buffet is until 2：30 p.m.） map C-2 72-1 Fukeda, Kinokawa 0736-74-1224 dishes made with plenty of Café is open from 2：30 p.m.～4：00 p.m. Tuesdays（Opens if a public Lunch 11：3 0 a.m.～1：3 0 p.m.（L.O.） Dinner 6：00 p.m.～ local vegetables. holiday falls on a Tuesday and closes on the next day）, and the year-end 9：0 0 p.m.（L.O.） Mondays Yes and New Year holidays. Yes

Nocafe Oriya Cafe Tomobuchi Karabina Japanese Yam Café Urashima Restaurant Operated by a peach and blueberry In the Tomobuchi area with its lush The café serves grated mountain yam Open during lunch for about two farmer, a café with a homey greenery, enjoy the curry, pasta, and other served over buckwheat noodles and hours only, it offers Chinese noodles atmosphere. uniquely-named lunch menu items at this rice, as well as other hearty dishes with rich pork broth and soy sauce. restaurant. using Japanese mountain yam. map B-3 244 Momoyama-cho Koda, Kinokawa 0736-66-1001 11：00 a.m.～4：00 a.m. map D-3 1658 Nakatomobuchi, Kinokawa map B-3 1 33 Momoyama-cho Tsukatsuki, Kinokawa Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Yes 0736-79-3767 9：00 a.m.～6：00 p.m.（10：00 a.m. 11 map B-3 0736-79-3559 ：0 0 a.m.～4：0 0 p.m.（L.O. 3：00 p.m.） 20-7 Keya, Kinokawa 0736-77-5473 ～5：00 p.m. from December to March.） Mondays 11 1 Wednesdays ：0 0 a.m.～：0 0 p.m. ※Closes when all soup is sold out. and the third Tuesday. Yes No.1：10 cars, No.2：6 cars（There is a sign along the road.） Sundays and public holidays. Yes

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for the first time in the world. Shunrinken

Behind his success, there was the drama Parking 【 Shunrinken】 involving his beloved wife and mother. Parking Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Station) Seishu-no-Sato Flower Hill Museum What is the general ・Exhibition room anesthetic tsusensan? ・Restaurant Hana It is a general anesthetic ・Local specialty section Did you know? formulated with several Fureai Park To medicinal plants such as Datura One of Japan's Tatsuno toi metel and root of Aconitum. most renowned physicians, Hanaoka Seishu invested his own funds to build Hanaoka Seishu. Registered tangible this pond for farmers. cultural property, There is a monument Tatsuno Toi Check page 32 dedicated to Seishu There is a walking path for more details! Shunrinken engraved with a poem along the water channel of Shunrinken is the residence/clinic of Hanaoka Kaito Pond on the banks of the pond. Odai Irrigation Canal. Seishu. The main building, followers’ rooms, and rooms for admitted patients have been restored. map D-2 Located inside Michi-no-Eki（ Roadside Station） Michi-no-Eki Seishu no Sato. 10：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m.※Doors close at 4：30 p.m.（Open 10：30 a.m. to 4：00 p.m. from November to February.） (Roadside Station) For Shunrinken and the exhibition room：600 yen for general admission, 300 yen for junior high school students or under, free for below the age of elementary school students. Seishu-no-Sato Flower Hill Museum The museum features a Dr. Hanaoka became one of restaurant, shop, and an exhibition room showcasing f u l l y p Japan's most eminent physicians, s s e r f c e o valuable materials to c o r l d’s f i r m thanks to the support of u w r s e S e en t d commemorate the deeds of h r g er s t e a Hanaoka Seishu d l u his wife and mother. n a r Hanaoka Seishu. u n g e e

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1760. When there was no way to eliminate pain during accepted patients from the a 0736-75-6008 9：00 a.m.～ ! surgery, after many years of research and experimenting general public and built a Exhibition room 5：0 0 p.m. Tuesdays（If a national holiday falls on a Tuesday, it is pond for struggling farmers on animals and humans including his wife and mother, It houses valuable resources closed the next day.）, and the to continue efforts to save year-end and New Year holidays. he completed a general anesthetic composed mainly of including tools and books left Free（Admission fee is required Datura metel called tsusensan. In 1804, he successfully people. by Hanaoka Seishu and his to enter Shunrinken and the performed the world’s first mastectomy for breast followers that are reflective of exhibition room.） Yes cancer under general anesthesia. the time.

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p to tri Ki ay no d k - a A VR tour around Kokawa Temple! e w n a Visit famous sacred sites of Kansai, O on the map indicate sites where you can view VR. Read the QR code with your smartphone and Kokawa Temple. try right away! 【Kokawa Temple】 Beautiful structure providing evidence Kokawa Temple Garden of historic sites, legends, and history. This famous garden is arranged Put your hands together with famous stones of Kishu such as chlorite-schist, in front of Shinto and Buddhist deities to pray quietly. purpurite, and Ryumon stone.

Main Hall One of the largest structures Obtain your red ink stamp typical of the mid-Edo period at the main hall. within the Saigoku Thirty-Three Recharge yourself by Temples. coming into contact with the sacred trees Juzenritsu-in in front of the Daimon Gate. Gyojado

Kokawa-Ubusuna Shrine Donando Yakushido Donando is known for its Hall Senju-do bright red-white Buddhist Main Gokusho Hall Bell hall. The splendid ceiling Hall Tower pictures and paintings are Kokawa Rokkakudo Hall Temple Rozabutsu Jorokudo Hall recognized as superb Garden works of art. Taishido Jizodo Hall Nenbutsudo Hall Chumon Hall Gate

Donando Migawari Jizo

Honbou Shutsugen Enkai-in Pond

Kokawa Temple Shutoku-in Kokawa Temple is the third fudasho of the Large Large Front Gate Front Gate Saigoku Thirty-Three Kannon Temples. The vermilion-lacquered gate is The Daimon Gate, Chumon Gate, Main one of the largest gates in the the sacred trees So many jizo statues! Hall, and the Senju-do Hall are designated prefecture. ＠Migawari Jizo as Important Cultural Properties. In addition, Kokawa Temple Engi Emaki, which is registered as a National Treasure, Kokawa Temple Garden, which is known Kokawa Tourism and Local Specialty Center as a place of scenic beauty, and Kokawa Situated at Daimon-Bashi 【Pilgrimage sweets of Kokawa Temple.】 Minamitsume of Kokawa Ubusuna Shrine, where the guardian deity Visitors can enjoy sweets End-of-life trip with a 1300-year Temple, this antenna shop of Kokawa Temple is enshrined, are some for the 1,300th anniversary history in Japan̶the Saigoku carries a wide variety of local of the foundation of the of the many attractions. specialties and souvenirs. Kannon Pilgrimage to visit Saigoku Thirty-Three map C-2 thirty-three temples has been map C-2 2787 Kokawa, Kinokawa Temples here. 2046-1 Kokawa,Kinokawa certified as a Japan Heritage in 0736-73-4830 8：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m.（The main hall only） Free（400 yen for the main hall only） 0736-73-8500 9：00 a.m.～ Top：Hassaku Puro 2019, the first year of the Reiwa era. 100 cars（Paid parking） 6：00 p.m. Irregular holidays Yes Left：Kinokuni Stollen Right：Kuromame Daifuku of Tomobuchi

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ip to tr Ki ay no d k - a e w n a O The period of time shortly after sunset is known as the m a g i c h o u r . T a k e s o m e magical artistic photos ! Mt. Katsuragi Lookout

【Sunset】 Places of healing Highland Park Kokawa after the sun sets. Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Station) Seishu-no-Sato After playing to your heart’s content during the day, watch the setting sun and night scenery, and then hop into a hot spring. Relax and rejuvenate your body and soul with the evening attractions of Kinokawa. Look at the fantastic view even after sunset! Togenkyo Kinokawa River

Saishogamine View Place Hiraike Park Land （Mt.Yuri）

【 Hiraike Park Land 】 Best spot to watch the The park is home to rare sunrise waterfowl and migratory birds. Best spot to watch the Every winter, an illumination sunset event is held at the park to beautifully illuminate the surface Best spot to watch the of the water at night. night scenery Saishogamine View Place map A-4 1073 Kishigawa-cho Kodo, Kinokawa 0736-77-25 11 The observatory situated at an elevation of 285 m above sea Rejuvenate your body and soul level offers a tranquil atmosphere, where visitors can take in the 【 Jinzu Hot Spring 】 great panoramic view of This mysterious hot spring changes color depending on the Kinokawa Plain in the atmospheric pressure and the tide. A 100% pure the early evening and at hot spring, it is known to make the skin smooth. night. map 1 C-1 50-1 Jinzu, Kinokawa 0736-77-7553 11：00 a.m.～9：00 p.m. The third Monday of the month map C-3 Takebusa, Kinokawa 700 yen for adults and 550 yen for children 50 cars

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Guests can enjoy After fruit-picking, why Here, guests can experience picking peaches and not enjoy an outdoor the maintenance and blueberries while drum can bath under a harvesting of peaches and taking in natural views. sky full of stars. vegetables, as well as stream climbing.

map B-3 map B-3 205-2 Momoyama-cho map D-2 244 Momoyama-cho Koda, Moto, Kinokawa 0736-66-1104 Kinokawa 0736-66-1001 204-5 Nogami, Kinokawa Yes（1 car） Yes（4 cars） 090-7764-8719 Yes（5 cars） http://www.wakabanouen.com/

For farming experience

JA Kinosato 【 Farming Experience Subcommittee 】 Ryokan Inn Business Hotel We offer farming experience for people to come into contact with the map C-3 natural environment in the area. All 1414 Uchita, Kinokawa the instructors are active farmers 0736-77-0810（Organizer） who are casual and friendly. 2,500 yen

For creative experience Maruasa Ryokan Hotel Oike-So Hotel Business Hotel Kokawa 【 Toryanse Yume-Kobo 】 Offers dinner with a daily A lakefront ryokan inn at a Conveniently located along Offers a trial class of food menu. Guests can also enjoy natural park.It can the national route near a processing using the local specialty, orange peel baths for a accommodate up to 60 guests. grocery store open 24 hours a map B-3 peaches. You will make everything limited time. day. 526-2 Momoyama-cho Koda, with peaches from peach jam and Kinokawa 0736-66-3454 map C-2 map A-4 map C-2 peach dye to Kinzanjimiso. 1,500 yen to 3,000 yen (Varies by 2071-1 Kokawa, Kinokawa 1287 Kishigawa-cho Nagayama, 781-2 Kokawa, Kinokawa ※Must sign up in advance. program content.) 0736-73-2246 Kinokawa 0736-64-2076 0736-73-8003 Check-in 3：0 0 p.m. Check-in 4：00 p.m.～ 6：0 0 p.m. Check-in 3：0 0 p.m. Check-out Check-out 9：3 0 a.m. Check-out 10：0 0 a.m. Yes 10：0 0 a.m. Yes（15 cars） Yes（For more than 10 cars）

hosted by For inquiries Kisuien 1 map A-4 Kinokawa Fruits Tourism! Puruhaku 070-2292-22 8 Located seven minutes’ walk from Kishi 585-1 Kishigawa-cho Inokuchi, Puruhaku is an exhibition that gathers experience and Station, a 100-year-old restaurant was Kinokawa 072-237-8317 entertainment related to fruits grown in Kinokawa. remodeled into this guest house. It is Check-in 3：00 p.m.～7：00 p.m. The citizens of Kinokawa plan and set up events related to fruits. comforting to take a bath in a large Hinoki Check-out 11：00 a.m. The entire city turns into an event venue. For details, please check tub by Kishigawa River. Yes（2 cars） the website.

2 3・Hotel Stay in Kinokawa Hotel Stay in Kinokawa・2 4 Kinokawa Sightseeing Association Jam Sauce Recommended local specialties This preserved-style jam sauce Puru Puru Marche has a subtle sweetness and smooth texture and is made with Puru Puru Marche introduces local whole fruits grown in Kinokawa. specialties unique to Kinokawa. map D-2 Kokawa-ya Fruit Jelly 35-1 Ida, Kinokawa 0736-73-3282 For details, please check the website. Daifuku Cake http://www.kanko-kinokawa.jp/marchais_top/

This cute and colorful daifuku features a fluffy texture. Each Recommended by daifuku is filled with fruit jelly ←Look for Liqueur Umeshu sightseeing made with seasonal fruits grown this sticker! promotion staff! in Kinokawa and sweet white bean paste. This authentic unprocessed Japanese plum sake features the map C-3 Mensai Factory Furusato refreshing aroma of plums and 21-1 Uchita, Kinokawa 0736-77-0530 sourness. Taste its rich flavor Discover Hassaku Orange Puro unique to sake brewing. map B-3 Kokonoesaika Co., Ltd. Using local specialty hassaku with 142-1 Momoyama-cho Moto, Kinokawa almond tuiles as a base, it is baked to 1 0736-66-3 60 rare fi nds perfection to offer an irresistible aroma.

map C-2 of Kinokawa! Kokawa Tourism and Local speciality Center Beeswax Cream 2046-1 Kokawa, Kinokawa 0736-73-8500 Delicious!Fun! Made with beeswax from Introducing rare finds of Dried Fruit Japanese honeybees and grapeseed oil, this is a 100% Kinokawa that will make you Made with fruits grown natural moisturizing cream. feel fortunate to visit Kinokawa in-house, these dried fruits 三崎商店map D-3 Misaki Shoten offer a pleasantly soft texture. 467-1 Arami, Kinokawa 0736-73-2427 Enjoy the texture and aroma Honmamon Honey of the ingredients.

map B-3 Marukoma Farm This natural honey is 77-2 Momoyama-cho Moto, Kinokawa Fruity Curry made with mandarin 0736-66-0960 oranges and flowers from This pre-packaged curry is made Kinokawa. It is also with fruits grown in Kinokawa. designated as an Handmade Konnyaku There are two flavors including excellent product of (yam cake) hassaku beef and persimmon pork. Wakayama Prefecture. Tomato Puree Made with locally-grown konnyaku map B-２ map B-3 Murakami Apiary Mekkemon Hiroba JA Kinosato Farmers’ Market potatoes, traditional taste, 586-1 Momoyama-cho This tomato puree is made with 56-3 Toyoda, Kinokawa 0736-78-3715 shichimi-flavored konnyaku and Tsukatsuki, Kinokawa 100% selected ripe tomatoes. It yuzu-flavored konnyaku are available. 0736-60-8701 is great for pasta, hashed beef, and other dishes. map C-2 Shiki Group 1 1 三崎商店map A-4 Natural food shop Shion 480 - 6 Kokawa, Kinokawa 0736-73-4601 or 090-3896-3870 802 Kishigawa-cho Kodo, Kinokawa 0736-64-2315

2 5・Discover rare finds of Kinokawa! Discover rare finds of Kinokawa!・2 6 view D mic of ra th o e 1 1 n c a it p y ! A Mt. Yuri

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A concrete slope This tour route takes you to the nature 37 continues here. (This is a road. and history of Mount Yuri (285 m) Please watch out for cars!) N Uchita Sta. 81 A 3 JR Wakayama Line Shimoisaka Sta. 2 4 I 24 5 B 8 6 〒 9 10 7 11 14 23 22 13 26 12 28 27 25 24 14 15 35 21 18 Kinokawa River C 19 17 20 19 16 37 34 33 Isaka Bridge 32 Bangai 424 38 36 40 31 30 29 Temple 39 H 88 40 Bangai Temple Togenkyo Takebusa D Bridge 41 424 44 43 42 45 Momoyama New Shikoku Local Specialty Center 文 46 67 61 文 66 65 59 88 Pilgrimage 64 63 53 68 62 54 52 It was built during the Edo period to offer easy Kinokawa City E 60 Momoyama Branch 69 58 57 55 51 48 47 88 70 56 50 49 access to the Shikoku Eight-Eight Sacred Sites. Enjoy a commanding Feel the divine favor of Kobo Daishi in your bones. Representative 77 76 75 A slope with view of Kinokawa Plain 74 73 72 Momoyama-style 71 a long flight of steps. and peach orchards! structure 78 Bangai Temple G 64 87 79 55 80 83 82 81 84 E.Saishogamine 85 F Togenkyo Sports Park 86 After a long series of stairs, you will reach Saishogamine at the top. There is an 25min. A Uchita Sta. F O-taki Me-taki Waterfall G Mifune Shrine observation deck built on an ancient battlefield, offering 1.2km 20min. 1.3km 1h 4.7km 45min. 2.7km a commanding view of Kinokawa Plain. B Higashitanaka Shrine E Saishogamine H Togenkyo 40 E

15min. 0.7km 1h10min. 2.8km 40min. 2.3km 20min. C Statue of Saigyo Hōshi D Mt. Yuri Trailhead I Shimoisaka Sta. 1.1km

Total distance: About 16.8 km, Duration: About 4 hours and 55 minutes.

2 7・Recommended Tour Routes Recommended Tour Routes・2 8 cious natu pre ral d tr 55min. in ea f s A Kokawa Sta. D Mt. Ryumon Summit B Chuo Route Trailhead s u 1.8km ’ r t e 1h50min. 5.5km 10min. 0.4km 1h50min. 5.5km e s L . Mt. Ryumon B Chuo Route Trailhead E Jishakuiwa Magnet Rock A Kokawa Sta.

40min. 1.2km 10min. 0.4km 15min. C Myojin Rock・Wind Cave D Mt. Ryumon Summit Hiking Course 0.6km Total distance: About 15.4 km, Duration: About 5 hours and 50 minutes. This route takes you to Mount Ryumon (756.6 m) to enjoy the natural environment.

Kiishimotsuke

This plant is found only in N Natural Wakayama Prefecture. It Aramii treasure grows by serpentinites with Irrigation Fujisakii snakeskin patterns and JR Wakayama Line Channel Irrigation blooms white flowers in early Channel June.

e Shin-Ryumon Bridg Tashiro Route E D.Mt. Ryumon Summit 24 Mount Ryumon was Tashiro Route Trailhead Kinokawa River called Kishu Fuji because The best season is it resembles Mount Fuji. from May to June! D The views from the top Kinokawa City are magnificent. You can Kokawa Branch 〒 also see Awaji Island in 〒 Chuo Route Spiraea nipponica the distance. Luehdorfia Japanica e Former Trailhead clusters Ryumon Daycare Center This beautiful butterfly living in Ryumon Bridg Parking B C satoyama appears around March to April at Mount Ryumon. If you are lucky, you might find The climbing trail this very rare butterfly. begins here! Kasukami Route A Kokawa Sta.

C.Myojin Rock・ Kasukami Route Natural Wind Cave Trailhead treasure E.Jishakuiwa Standing at 30 m, Myojin Rock is the Magnet Rock largest serpentinites of Mount Standing at nearly 4 m tall, this Ryumon. The wind cave is situated mysterious serpentinite is magnetic near Myojin Rock and is known to be and if you put a compass near the associated with military commander stone, the compass needle will be Kusunoki Masashige from the greatly affected. Nanboku-chō period.

2 9・Recommended Tour Routes Recommended Tour Routes・3 0 Let’s GO! Sweets Course Refreshing Cycling Course Let’s ❶Café Shion GO! (in front of Kishi Station, Total distance: About 3.8 km. Wakayama Electric Railway Total distance: About 22.6 km. In this route, visitors Kishigawa Line) This bicycle route offers can enjoy sweets of Kinokawa. Have a cup of coffee at a café the enjoyment of being in nature. by the station and rent a bicycle. 6.5km map A-4 swing to by 1.3km t ! Mifune Shrine 955 Kishigawa-cho Kodo, Kinokawa o p 1,000 yen for a day（8 hours）, s The three shrine

n pavilions with roofs 500 yen for half a day（4 hours.） u One-way return service：1,000 yen ❶ Toryanse Yume-Kobo f covered with Japanese 7.0km

（additional fee） First, experience jam making using A cypress bark are local peaches. There is also a gift shop colorful and shiny. to buy souvenirs ahead of time. You will be impressed ❸ Fujisaki Weir 0.7km by the gorgeous Watch the spectacular map B-3 526-2 Momoyama-cho Koda, engraving that flow of water to focus map B-3 ❷Togenkyo Kinokawa Located inside the Experimental Learning showcases the style your thoughts on the Center at Togenkyo Athletic Park 0736-66-3454 Known as “a hundred thousand peach 101 Momoyama-cho Koda, and technique of the history of water that 10：00 a.m.～4：00 p.m. Mondays Yes Kinokawa 0736-66-1620 Free trees at a glance,” this is a scene of Momoyama period. supported the fruit Yes peach fields in full bloom around late kingdom. March to early April. The subtle scent map D-3 Fujisaki and Kokawa, Kinokawa 3.5km of peach flowers fills the area. 1.8km map B-3

Momoyama-cho Danshinden, Kinokawa, etc.

❺Michi-no-Eki（Roadside Station） Seishu-no-Sato Flower Hill Museum Stuff yourself at a buffet after taking a break at a roadside station! map D-2 1.5km

❷ Totoan ❸ MAISON FLEURIR One of the popular items at this Made with fruits harvested at an bakery is bread made with local inhouse farm, try homemade ingredients. You can also enjoy gelato while taking a break. delicious pizza and pancakes at the ❹ Tatsuno Toi 4.1km map B-3 901 Momoyama-cho Moto, café inside. This nostalgic brick aqueduct bridge Kinokawa 0736-66-8475 supported the agriculture of Kinokawa. map B-3 309-2 Momoyama-cho Ichiba, January to February：Closed. The Odai Irrigation Canal, which was Kinokawa 0736-66-3233 March to September：10：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m. 8：00 a.m.～7：00 p.m.（Café 0:00 p.m.～5:00 p.m.） recognized as a Heritage Irrigation October to December：11：00 a.m.～4：00 p.m. Mondays and the first and third Tuesday of the Structure in 2017, runs under the bridge. ❻H a j i m e C a f e Wednesdays Yes（15 cars） month（Open if it falls on public holidays.） map D-2 Nishinoyama, Kinokawa (in front of Kokawa Station, JR Wakayama Line) Yes Return your bicycle at a café swin to g b that was renovated from the ot y p ! You can rent a bicycle here, too! Yamasaki residence, an old s n Japanese-style house located u Owl Post Office (Shimoisaka Branch Post Office) f Studio Fujihira i n f r o n t o f J R K o k a w a A This is a mysterious post office lined map B-3 429-10 Shimoisaka,Kinokawa (in front of Iwade Station, JR Wakayama Line) Station. Have a sweet to treat with stuffed owls, pottery and owl 0736-77-0303 9：00 a.m.～4：00 p.m. 65-14 Takatsuka, Iwade 0736-69-0128 map C-2 yourself at the café! goods. It is also known as a sacred Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays 9：00 a.m.～6：00 p.m. 853-3 Kokawa, Kinokawa 0736-60-8233 11：00 a.m.～ site that brings good luck. Yes（3 cars） 3：00 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays

3 1・Recommended Tour Routes Recommended Tour Routes・3 2 a Temp aw le ok K Let s ’ Historical Spots Visiting Course Relaxing Driving Course GO! Let’ s A total of GO! 50 different Total distance: About 5.7 km. flavors of gelato Total distance: About 18.7 km. are available in a year. This route will take you to historical places. during the year. You can enjoy at your own pace. Try the taste of each season! swin to g b ot y ❷ Garden cafe eucalitto p ! Nakatsugawa s Enjoy teatime in a well-maintained n Gyojado u f garden covered with grass lawns, just as This temple is associated A if you were in England. Pasta, bread, with En Gyoja, which is and other lunch dishes are also served. well-known as an map C-2 important sacred place 1 for the Shugendo. 664 Minamishino, Kinokawa 0736-74- 708 Lunch 11：30 a.m.～2：00 p.m. 0.9km map C-2 Nakatsugawa, Kinokawa ❶ Mekkemon Teatime 2：00 p.m.～4：00 p.m. ❶ Akibayama Park Hiroba Dinner 5：30 p.m.～7：3 0 p.m.（Reservation required） (Relics of Saruoka Castle) Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays（Opens if it Get the souvenir you falls on a public holiday.） Situated south of Kokawa Temple, this park want in the early part was constructed on the former site of a castle of the day!→P.9 built by Todo Takatora, a Daimyo from the map B-2 Sengoku period. You will feel relaxed while enjoying the views from the observatory and 2.7km looking at the seasonal flowers. map C-2

4838 Kokawa, Kinokawa, etc. 0736-77-2511 Free

3.4km ❷ Chikara Sushi 4.5km Have some traditional ayu sushi for lunch. Ayu dipped in a special sauce is fluffy and tasty.

0.7km map C-2 10-6 Kokawa, Kinokawa 0736-73-6670 10：00 a.m.～6：00 p.m.

❹ Nate-Hachiman ❸Kannonyama Fruit Garden Shrine This fruit parlor inside the farm Loved by the locals, this serves parfaits filled with fruits. ❹ Jinzu Hot Spring shrine is a cultural property Orange-picking is another fun This hot spring is known for its designated by the prefecture. activity offered here. 11.5km penetrative disinfecting capability 0.7km map D-2 map D-2 463 Anabushi, Kinokawa to leave the skin silky smooth. ❸ Former 3186-126 Kokawa, Kinokawa 0736-75-2477 24 hours Yes Enjoy famous botan hot pot and 1 1 Nateshuku Honjin 0 20-593-262（Toll-free） or 0736-74-333 udon after soaking in a hot spring. 8：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m.（The fruit parlor opens 10：00 a.m.～ There is a historical building 5：00 p.m.） Tuesdays（Fruit parlor only） Yes map C-1 that was mainly used by the ❺ Shunrinken lord of Kishu domain during Travel freely with a rental car♪ the Edo period. It is also said Hanaoka Seishu taught to be the family home of the medicine to his followers to save the ■F Rent-a-Car, ■Nokyo Car Rental ■AUTO SALON wife of Hanaoka Seishu. map D-3 map A-4 lives of many people. Kinokawa Shop map B-3 and Lease Kishigawa map D-2 →P.17 234-6 Ozaki, Kinokawa 176-6 Nishiwaki, Kinokawa 277-112 Kishigawa-cho Nagayama, 641 Nateichiba, Kinokawa 1 map D-2 0736-78-2225 0736-75-4685 Kinokawa 0736-64-600 0736-75-3129 10：00 a.m.～4：00 p.m. 8：30 a.m.～6：30 p.m. 9：00 a.m.～6：00 p.m. 9：00 a.m.～6：30 p.m. Free Yes Starting at 4,000 yen for 3 hours. Starting at 500 yen for 30 minutes. Starting at 5,000 yen for 12 hours.

3 3・Recommended Tour Routes Recommended Tour Routes・3 4 Kokawa Festival E V E N T One of the three major Kishu festivals. This is a festival dedicated to Chinju of the Kokawa Ubusuna GU I DE Shrine where Kokawa Tonmaka Street from Kokawa Station to the front of Daimon Gate of Kokawa Temple is lined with extravagant danjiris. The night of the festival creates a fantastic ambiance with the candlelit lanterns of danjiris. The main festival held every two years is called the Togyo ceremony, where nearly 400 people, includingchigo(children) dressed as samurai on horseback, parade through the area.

Kokawa Festival Preservation Office 0736-77-2511 The last Saturday Kinokawa Citizens Festival and Sunday of July Held as one of the regional revitalization events where the citizens take part, it features fun stage attractions of dance, concerts and other entertainment, as well as a flea market. The fireworks display at the finale is a must-see event.

Kinokawa Citizen Festival Executive Committee 0736-77-2511 August Togyo ceremony

Kinokawa is one of the famous Kinokawa is a city of Kinokawa is the first city in Kansai to ever declare A firefly viewing spots of fireflies in the itself a city of food education. Fruits and vegetables country. Every June, tourists visit taste even better if you learn about them first. viewing spot! food education! the area to see nostalgic sights.

Tomobuchi Hosono Surrounded by a solemn Camping while watching the atmosphere, myriads of lights fly subtle waving lights will be a around the natural environment. lifetime memory.

Nakatomobuchi, Kinokawa map E-3 map D-4 258-1 Momoyama-cho Kaito, Kinokawa 0736-67-0070 10：00 a.m.～5：00 p.m. Yes Ekawanaka Genji-Botaru and Heike-Botaru Kishigawa Industrial Festival and Momoyama Festival Seishu Festival share a stage right above clear Be mesmerized by the Dietary Education Fair Held in early April when the Held in honor of the great stream. map D-2 fantastic light show of fireflies A direct-sale shop offering farm peach trees of Togenkyo turn works by Hanaoka Seishu, while listening to the sound of produce and food education pink. There is a huge lineup of various events including the Kishi River. It is must-see experience, as well as comedy souvenir sales, stage Seishu Jidai Parade that Notahara event in early summer. shows, concerts and other fun entertainment and other events. recreates a wedding in late Edo Recommended viewing spots map A-4 Kishigawa-cho Inokuchi, events. period are must-see. are located along the Notahara Kinokawa 0736-77-2511 Industrial Festival Executive Committee/ Kinokawa Momoyama Festival River at the upstream of Weekdays 8：00 p.m.～9：30 p.m. Food Education Fair Executive Committee Executive Committee Seishu Festival Executive Committee Saturdays 8：00 p.m.～10：00 p.m. Yamada Dam. map C-4 0736-77-2511 November 0736-77-2511 April 0736-77-2511 October （Open early June only） Yes

3 5・EVENT GUIDE EVENT GUIDE・3 6 ABOUT

Kinokawa City

Situated in the northern part of Wakayama Prefecture, Kinokawa is surrounded by the Izumi Mountains to the north and the Kii Mountains to the south. The flat area spreads along two rivers ‒ the first-class Kinokawa River and Kishigawa River ‒ that merge in the south of the city. Kinokawa is easily accessible from Osaka (50 minutes) and Nara (40 minutes) by car, as well as by JR trains and private railways.

Puru Puru girls await your visit!

Would you like to live a sweet and juicy life? Surrounded by fruit trees, Kinokawa boasts a rich natural environment. In fact, Kinokawa also prides itself on livability! If you want to know the secret, please take a look at the official website of Kinokawa City.

3 7・ABOUT Kinokawa City Kinokawa City Travel Guide

＃Kokawa Temple ＃saigokusanjusansho ＃sacredsites ＃redinkstampcollection

＃Saishogamine ＃Kinokawa River ＃citypanoramicviews ＃beautifulsunset

＃skysports ＃paraglider ＃walkingintheair ＃Togenkyo

＃unexpectedcombinations ＃delicious ＃Fruit pasta

Wakayama Kinokawa City