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Koyasan (Mount Koya)
A sacred mountaintop temple settlement and headquarters of Shingon Buddhism, where visitors can stay in temple lodgings and walk through an ancient cemetery.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Hashimoto
Wakayama, Japan · Asia
About Hashimoto
Hashimoto is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kudoyama, 42km from Osaka Castle.
Hashimoto is in Wakayama, Japan, with about 61,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kudoyama, about 6 km away.
Hashimoto Station (橋本駅, Hashimoto-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private Nankai Electric Railway.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hashimoto?
Within an hour or so of Hashimoto: Koyasan (Mount Koya) (12 km), Mount Yoshino (24 km), Jiyuken (40 km), Dotonbori (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Hashimoto?
The nearest famous roads are Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail and Philosopher's Path.
Where is Hashimoto?
Hashimoto is in Wakayama, Japan, about 6 km from Kudoyama.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 61,063
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Wakayama
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.3167, 135.6167
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Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Hashimoto
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Mount Yoshino
Japan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Jiyuken
An Osaka institution open since 1910, serving meishi curry with the rice already mixed through the sauce and a raw egg on top, to be stirred in with Worcestershire sauce.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Dotonbori
Osaka's dazzling neon-lit entertainment and street food district along the Dotonbori canal, famed for its giant animated signs.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
One of the world's largest public aquariums in Osaka featuring a massive Pacific Ocean tank with whale sharks.
41 km · about 50 min drive
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Osaka Castle
A Japanese castle that played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century, set among sprawling urban parklands.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Universal Studios Japan
Osaka's blockbuster theme park featuring world-class rides, the Wizarding World, and Super Nintendo World.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Nara Deer Park
A vast public park home to over a thousand free-roaming sacred deer that bow for crackers from delighted visitors.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Hashimoto
- 24 kmMount YoshinoJapan's most famous cherry blossom viewing spot with over 30,000 trees covering an entire mountainside in waves of pink each spring.
- 55 kmKumano Kodo Pilgrimage TrailAn ancient network of pilgrimage routes through the mountainous Kii Peninsula, one of only two UNESCO-listed pilgrimage trails in the world.
- 80 kmPhilosopher's PathA peaceful stone-paved canal path lined with hundreds of cherry trees, connecting major temples in Kyoto's eastern hills.
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