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Fill your heart with green

Hiraikeryokuchi Park
Two minutes by foot from Kanrojimae Station (Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line) or 35
minutes by car (20 km) from the Sennan Interchange.
0736-77-2511
Hira Pond is a home for rare water glasses and various waterfowls. The perimeter of the pond isabout 1.5 km which attracts bird-watching-lovers from all over Japan. Also there are burial mounds
that you can see around the park.

Bird Watching
People call the pond “Paradise of Birds” since this pond is a home for sedentary birds and thedestination for birds from far away. You can see them in a calm and peaceful scene.

Oga Lotus
Pink ancient lotuses can be seen in the park.

Tougenkyo Sports Park Camellia Garden
Koda 526-2 Momoyama-cho Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
15 minutes by car from Uchita Station (JR Wakayama Line)0736-66-3454
This camellia garden is attached to Togenkyo Sports Park Experience Learning Hall. There are about
300 kinds of camellias in the garden. You will learn camellias have all diﬀerent types of colors andshapes. Most of them are at their peak from mid-February to mid-March when the garden is ﬁlledwith brilliant ﬂowers.

Tatsunotoi Tatsunotoi Promenade
About 10 minutes by foot from Nishikaseda Station (JR Wakayama Line)0736-77-2511

Odai Irrigation Channel was constructed for farms in Kinokawa City. The bridge above it is
Tatsunotoi Promenade. This was made with bricks that make the bridge classical-looking. Let’s takea walk through the trail!

Follow Odai Irrigation Channel and the Tatsunotoi Promenade from the Home of Seishu.

Miyama Ravine
About 45 minutes by car from Uchita Station (JR Wakayama Line)0736-77-2511
You can relax to the sound of water and the natural atmosphere. There is a legend that monksoldiers were living here who escaped from the General Hideyoshi Toyotomi in theAzuchimomoyama era. There are more than 20 waterfalls with a height greater than one meter.
The air is cool and refreshing even during the summer. You might encounter some rare animals andplants you cannot see outside the ravine.

Otakime Waterfall
About 15 minutes by car from Uchita Station (JR Wakayama Line)Its other name is “Waterfall of the Secret Gate.” There are two falls and their heights are about
three and one meters respectivally. This place is perfect for taking a walk while watching the waterrun through the rocky river and enjoying the natural scenery.

Kishibe-no-SatoTen minutes from Kishi Station or about 35 minutes (20 km) from Sennan IC (Interchange) by car
0736-77-2511
This park is known as a place of recreation and relaxation where ﬁreﬂies live by a stream inKishigawa. In a calm and peaceful scene you can appreciate the romantic ﬂoating light of ﬁreﬂies atnight with the pleasant sounds of the river.

FireﬂyThe nostalgic brick architecture is registered as a Natural Monument.

History of Odai Irrigation Channel

This irrigation channel is located in the northern part of Wakayama. It streams down throughHashimoto City, Katsuragi Town, Kinokawa City, and Iwade City where it is needed as a watersupply for agricultural ﬁelds. This was excavated by Saizo Ohata under the instruction of the ﬁfth
Kishu-area feudal chief Yoshimune Tokugawa. It runs parallel with the right bank of the KinokawaRiver so there were many diﬃculties with the channel encountering rivers. However, theexcavation was completed with intersections of aqueducts and siphons. It has been about 300
years since the completion and people still utilize the channel with improvements as time goes by.
Now we can use it as a water supply for ﬁreﬁghting use and recognize it as the place where thecity’s residents can relax and enjoy themselves. It has also been selected as one of the 100 famous
Japanese irrigation channels since February 2006 and the following month with three others
facilities (Tatsunotoi, Koniwadanigawatoi, and Nakatanigawa Floodgate). It is registered as aTangible Cultural Asset.
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Chill out with a paradise of birds. Look up at a sparkling waterfall. See a fantastic scene offeathering ﬁreﬂies in the dark.

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New experiences in Kinokawa City.
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Local foods and activities!
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Kinokawa City oﬀers a lot of opportunities where you can have new experiences. Let’s enjoy local
foods and activities in nature. Hope we can make you smile! Take great memories back with you.

JA Kinosato helps you to experience Kinokawa City’s rich culture and nature through various
agricultural events. You can visit tours of farms. You will learn where fruits and vegetables are fromand how fun it is to harvest fresh produce. Please visit the website for more information.
Ueno 12-5 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-77-7808
http://www.ja-kinosato.or.jp/
Agricultural Experiences

Cooking and Cultural Crafts

Wakaba Farm

Togenkyo Sports Park Experiential Learning Hall
Toryanse Dream Studio (Toryanse Yume Kobo)

Wakaba Farm is an overnight accommodation available farm. They oﬀer you many agriculturalexperiences and stream climbing. Everyone at the farm can cook meals together and enjoy it during
your stay. You can see the life of a farming family.

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Toryanse Dream Studio is a group that makes a variety of things including jams, dyeing crafts, andseasonings with peach in Momoyama Town in Kinokawa City which is very famous for peaches.
Let’s join them and make your own souvenir.

Moto 205-2 Momoyama-cho Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-66-1104
http://www.geocities.jp/hiyoko0930/
The oﬃcial mascot “Sun-Peach Wakaba-kun”

Koda 526-2 Momoyama-cho Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-66-3454
Open 10:00-16:00
Closed on Mondays
End-of-Year and New Year’s holidays
Cooking Experiences

Agricultural Experiences
Ameyama Sightseeing Farm
Ameyama Sightseeing Farm is located around a mountaintop and its height is 477 meters above
sea level. This farm is run by farming families around the area. They are growing apples, kiwis,oranges, grapes, persimmons, and pears. Apple picking is especially recommended with theownership system. You can enjoy diﬀerent fruits through all seasons. Not only their fruits, but also
the view from the mountain is great. When it is a ﬁne day it is possible to see Awaji Island over thesea.

Shiki Group
Shiki Group is a local group that engages in developmental research, local product development,
cultural exchange promotion, and holds an experiential school for everyone. Their themes are
Fresh, Safe, and Healthy. You can learn the importance of nutrition and the pleasure of handmade
cooking here. Please join the group and have fun.

Notahara Momoyama-cho Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-67-0312

Kokawa 4801-16 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
090-3896-3870

Do you know about the Ownership System for fruits and crops?

Agricultural Experiences
JAJA Kinosato Agricultural Experiences Committee

The Ownership System at Ameyama Sightseeing Farm is available for apples, oranges, kiwis, pears,persimmons, and so on. If you’re registered as an owner, the farm will take care of your fruits orcrops. Of course you can visit your farm and look after them by yourself. This ownership is perfectfor those who want to have their own farm, but their situation does not allow them. Fruits andcrops all belong to owners. If you are interested, please contact Ameyama Sightseeing Farm.

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Cultural Crafts
A-NARIThis old Japanese-style house restaurant is one of the registered Tangible Cultural Properties whereyou can enjoy 100% real buckwheat noodles (Soba). They hold some events where you can makecandles out of beeswax and small local music concerts in their Japanese-style classic warehouse.
Akao 179 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-77-3919

Cultural Crafts
Play School in the Woods
Play School in the Woods is located on a hill and oﬀers many experiences and farmhouseaccommodations. You can enjoy the peach farm working experience, nature observation
experiences, and making cultural crafts (hand-looming).
Koda 741-198 Momoyama-cho Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-66-2619
Cultural Crafts
Hanako Bando’s Pressed Flower Craft School
Hanako Bando is an instructor of pressed ﬂower craft who has much talent with delicate works. She
holds events where you can make a bookmark, postcard, accessory, and so on. Let’s save thebeauty and warmth of fresh ﬂowers in the shape of pressed ﬂowers.
Nateichiba 1456 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-75-2797
Sports in NatureTonoair Hang-Glider School
Hang-gliding opened up the new age of sky sports with its ease of learning. It needs a little bit ofcourage to ﬂy out. The dream of ﬂying is much closer than you think!
Takebusa 391 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-78-3193
http://www.tonoair.com/Sports in Nature
JRJR Paraglider School
This school owns a famous slope structure in the Kansai area. The slope is 300 meters above sea
level so that you can see the beautiful streams of the Kinokawa River from the south side of theslope as you enjoy paragliding. They have courses for beginners and other various courses as well.
Takebusa 391 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-77-7775
Sports in NatureUP
UP Paraglider School
UP Paraglider School owns a vast area of riverside as a landing base under Takebusa Bridge. Thecasual atmosphere of the school attracts many people from not only the Kansai area but also
farther areas. They oﬀer full-scale and casual classes. The tandem ﬂying plan is a popular plan thatlets you ﬂy on the starting day. You never know how actually great ﬂying over the great scenery ofKinokawa River is until you reach the sky.
Takebusa 391 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-77-7775

Sports in Nature
UPUP Canoe School
UP Canoe School oﬀers classes for mainly beginners. The morning classes are lectures about thetools and basic motions you take on a canoe as you go down a four km stream in the afternoon.
The course is not intensive on the whole but you might be thrilled during some parts.
Takebusa 391 Kinokawa-shi Wakayama-ken
0736-77-7775
Be a bird!!
Kinokawa is a land of adventure
Let’s go!