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Wakayama’s Shirahama

A Seaside Hot Spring Resort in Kansai

Donny Kimball
13 min readJun 25, 2023

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A scenic view of the sea, Key Terrace Hotel Seamore and the town of Nanki-Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture as seen from the top of an observation deck in a nearby park. Situated only 3 hours from Osaka, Wakayama Shirahama is the perfect spot for people living in this part of Japan (especially during summer).
This story was originally published on donnykimball.com and has been syndicated here on Medium.

Welcome back to yet another one of my Japan area guides. Like with all other installments, we’ll be taking a look at an oft-neglected part of the country. This time, the topic at hand will be Wakayama’s hot spring town of Shirahama. Literally meaning “White Sandy Beach,” this onsen resort has…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/