2025 Katsuragi Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in April)

Autumn is a great time for picking mikan (mandarin oranges) and kaki (persimmons) in Japan’s Kansai region. The Katsuragi area is famous for growing kaki and mikan as well. This area is located around the mountain of the same name, Mount Katsuragi, which is partly located in both the Wakayama and Nara Prefectures. This fruit picking activity is available for a fee from late October to December. Reservations are a must! You can eat as many kaki and mikan as you can stomach while picking the fruits, and can also pack some back. Meanwhile, you can also enjoy the crisp fresh air out in the mountainous areas! E N J O Y ! #fallingforfall #tripblazers

Nyutsuhime Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture is actually a World Heritage Site, but it's also a hidden gem and a shrine where you can get a lot of power.

At Obara Cave in Katsuragi-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, you can experience dinosaurs and Gokuraku-do together. A giant dinosaur greets you from the entrance 😊 There are helmets at the entrance of the cave, which you can borrow for free. Even in summer, the inside of the cave is cool at about 12℃. It's as large as a maze, but thanks to the stamp rally, you can see it all. Inside the cave is Gokuraku-do, and the atmosphere changes completely with an exhibition about heaven and hell. There was also an exhibition of stones that glow when you shine a black light on them. There are various mechanisms, so both adults and children can enjoy it, so please go and check it out! [Obara Cave Dinosaur Land / Dinosaur Land Gokuraku-do] 📍1020 Hanazono Yanase, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama Prefecture 🚗Free parking available #Domestic travel #Outing with children #Summer trip #Dinosaur #Obara Cave #Wakayama #Katsuragi-cho #Trip with children #Hidden spot #Summer resort #Dinosaur Land

The world heritage of Takaha Nibu Shrine is in Katsuragi of Wakayama. It has an old ginkgo tree. Yellow leaves look very enchanting. It is 25m in height and has grown over 300 year. Seen from afar, it becomes a golden world. In early December, there would be a "ginkgo tree concert" at 10:00 in the morning.