What do you most associate with Wakayama?

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Today, November 22nd, is Wakayama Prefecture Hometown Birthday. What do you most associate with Wakayama Prefecture? To be honest, I realized in writing about this 'birthday', that I know next to nothing about Wakayama Prefecture. I'm really interested to hear what your image of the prefecture is. 

Wakayama Prefecture Hometown Birthday post; https://www.city-cost.com/blogs/BigfamJapan/z8X5a-living_wakayama

genkidesu · Answer

There's one place that I think we all probably recognize but might not immediately know it's from Wakayama, and that's Seiganto-ji (the five storied pagoda) by Nachi Falls. I think it's one of those iconic images of Japan, often on guidebooks and tourism brochures!

Also, Okunoin (Japan's biggest cemetery) is there, at Mount Koya.

BigfamJapan · Answer

@genkidesu you are so right - I know the image, but did not know it was from Wakayama!

genkidesu · Answer

@BigfamJapan I reckon there are probably a few places like that, where the images are quite recognizable but knowing exactly what prefecture they're from is trickier!

TonetoEdo · Answer

Okunoin temple complex and cemetery. When I visited Koyasan in the early 2010s, I was aware of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes, too. I most associate Wakayama with the Buddhist heritage.

https://visitwakayama.jp/en/stories/koyasan

helloalissa · Answer

Fruit. 
In Osaka we get a lot of fruit from Wakayama. It's the Yamanashi of Kinki Region, maybe.
We ate amazing gelato made from locally grown fruit in Wakayama City.
Koyasan is advertised everywhere but I still haven't ventured there or to Kumano area which looks beautiful.

genkidesu · Answer

@helloalissa oh yes, fruit is a good one for Wakayama, I've had some great mikan from there!

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