Wakanoura keeps attracting people as "holy place of waka poetry"

Wakanoura, a scenic area in the southwestern part of Wakayama Prefecture praised for its beauty in the Man'yoshu, the oldest collection of Japanese "waka" poems compiled sometime after AD 759, continues to attract people as the "holy place" of the poetry.Registered as a Japan Heritage "Treasure House of Scenic Beauty," Wakanoura is located some 20 minutes by bus from West Japan Railway Co.'s Wakayama Station. It has the Kataonami Beach stretching for a little more than 1 kilometer and a small island, called Imoseyama, in Wakaura Bay.Wakanoura offers rich seasonal beauty that changes from mo…READ FULL ARTICLE