Places to Visit near Wakayama Station: Top 25 of 42 places to visit within 5 km
There are 42 places to visit within 5 km of Wakayama Station in a straight line. The closest is Ōta Castle, about 1 km away.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wakayama Castle 和歌山城 | Castle | 2 km |
| Hinokuma Jingū 日前神宮・國懸神宮 | Shinto shrine | 1 km |
| Kamayama Shrine 竈山神社 | Shinto shrine | 4 km |
| Kishū Tōshō-gū 紀州東照宮 | Shinto shrine | 5 km |
| Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama 和歌山県立近代美術館 | Museum | 2 km |
| Wakayama Prefectural Museum 和歌山県立博物館 | Museum | 2 km |
| Wakayama City Museum 和歌山市立博物館 | Museum | 3 km |
| Wakayama Prefecture Kii-fudoki-no-oka Museum of Archaeology and Folklore 和歌山県立紀伊風土記の丘 | Museum | 4 km |
| Ōta Castle 太田城 | Castle | under 1 km |
| Manshō-in Temple 萬精院 | Buddhist temple | 1 km |
| Kii Akizuki Castle 秋月城 | Castle | 1 km |
| Shima Shrine 志磨神社 | Shinto shrine | 1 km |
| Wakayama Castle Park Zoo 和歌山城公園動物園 | Park | 2 km |
| Shōjō-in Temple 松生院 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Sango-ji Temple 珊瑚寺 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Sasutahiko Shrine 刺田比古神社 | Shinto shrine | 2 km |
| Wakayama Gokoku Shrine 和歌山県護国神社 | Shinto shrine | 2 km |
| Asakura Shrine 朝椋神社 | Shinto shrine | 2 km |
| Okayama-no-Jishodo 岡山の時鐘堂 | Tower | 2 km |
| Hongan-ji Saginomori Betsu-in Temple 本願寺鷺森別院 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Wakayama Castle Nishinomaru Garden 和歌山城西之丸庭園 | Garden | 2 km |
| Naru Shrine 鳴神社 | Shinto shrine | 2 km |
| Kii Okayama Castle 岡山城 | Castle | 2 km |
| Muryōkō-ji Temple 無量光寺 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Wakayama City Children's Science Museum 和歌山市立こども科学館 | Museum | 2 km |
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