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DeutschTanabe (田辺市 Tanabe-shi) is a city in Wakayama Prefecture. This article covers the main beachside city; the distant mountain district of Hongu is treated in a separate article.
Understand
[edit | edit source]Visitor information center
[edit | edit source]- 1 Tanabe Tourist Information Center (田辺市観光センター) (the next building on your left when going out of the train station). The office provides lots of information about the area. The staff are friendly and speak very good English.
Tourist information site
[edit | edit source]The local tourist association has a bilingual guide site.
Get in
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Map of Tanabe
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Ogigahama Beach (田辺扇ヶ浜海水浴場) (follow the main street in front of the train station).
- 2 Tenjinzaki Cape (天神崎).
Do
[edit | edit source]- Hike the Kumano Kodo. This ancient pilgrimage route offers several possibilities. A popular 2-day trip starts from Takijiri (40 minutes bus ride from Tanabe) and goes to Hongu. From here you can either continue to Nachi or head north to the Koyasan. The tourist office will give you a free map and will shuttle your luggage for a fee.
- 1 Ryujin Onsen (龍神温泉) (One hour northeast of the city center). Riverside Onsen town with many open air onsens, the hotspring's water is said to result in smooth skin.
Buy
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]- 1 Tentsuku Guest House (てんつくゲストハウス), 948 Minato, ☏ +81 739-24-7660, [email protected]. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. Small guest house with shared tatami rooms only. ¥2900 the first night, then ¥2500.
Connect
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[edit | edit source]| Routes through Tanabe |
| Wakayama ← Kainan ← | W  E | → Shirahama → Kushimoto → Nachi Katsu'ura |
| Wakayama ← Kainan ← | N  E | → in to  → Nanki Shirahama |
| Kōya ← | N  S | → END |