Tanabe - city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Tanabe (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

Visitor information center

• Tanabe Tourist Information Center (田辺市観光センター), 33.73278°, 135.38446°. The office provides lots of information about the area. The staff are friendly and speak very good English.

Get in

Get around

See

• Ogigahama Beach (田辺扇ヶ浜海水浴場), 33.7241°, 135.3780°.
• Tenjinzaki Cape (天神崎), 33.7265°, 135.3538°.

Do

• 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. 2022-01-14
• Ryujin Onsen (龍神温泉). Riverside Onsen town with many open air onsens, the hotspring's water is said to result in smooth skin. 2022-01-11

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• Tentsuku Guest House (てんつくゲストハウス), 948 Minato, 33.73220°, 135.38476°, +81 739-24-7660, tentsuku.g@gmail.com. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. Small guest house with shared tatami rooms only. ¥2900 the first night, then ¥2500

Connect

Go next

• Shirahama
• Kamitonda
• Nachikatsuura
• Shingu
• Kozagawa
• Minabe
• Aridagawa
• Hidakagawa
• Totsukawa