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Kinokawa City Travel Guide 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 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 01 02 Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits ① 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. 0 3・Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits・0 4 Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits② KA KINO WA Fruit Dining 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. 0 5・Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits・0 6 Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits③ 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. 0 7・Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits・0 8 Special Feature on Kinokawa Fruits④ 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.
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