【日帰り旅】和歌山城×和歌山ラーメン/歴史とグルメの街歩き【日本観光】
We’re going for a walk around Wakayama Castle. A zoo? There’s a zoo at Wakayama Castle. You can enter the zoo for free. We’ll pass through the zoo on our way to the castle. Many children visit the zoo. I heard that mothers often bring their kids here to play. We’re walking through the zoo now. The bear area used to be the most famous spot locally. Everyone in Wakayama knows about it. It seems the bear is no longer there. The bear’s gone, huh? Now they say there are goats here. But the goats also leave by 4 PM. Right now, there are goats here. There are a lot of stray cats around. Look, there’s a cat! I wonder if we can’t go in any further because it’s evening? The gate is closed. Yeah, looks like we can’t get in anymore. It says the gate closes at 5 PM. It’s exactly 5 PM now. Looks like they just closed it. If you go north through the zoo, there’s a spot with lots of cherry trees. In spring, food stalls line up here. What’s interesting about the stone walls of Wakayama Castle is the mixture of different styles inside the castle grounds. Depending on when they were built, the materials and construction methods differ. Even when the materials are the same, the way they’re processed and stacked gives a different appearance. Many of the stone walls use local greenish-blue stones (chlorite schist), a specialty of Kishu. These walls are built with sandstone rubble from local bedrock, stacked in a random pattern. The area from Ichinohashi Otemon Gate is full of cherry blossoms. Food stalls open up here in spring. Most people in Wakayama do their cherry blossom viewing here. Climb these stairs and you’ll reach Wakayama Castle. Wow, look at the “Kindness Canes.” You can use these canes to help climb up. I have strong legs, so I don’t need one. This place isn’t barrier-free. But from here, it is. Yes, yes. It wasn’t barrier-free in the past. Let’s climb up. The view is great because we’re at a high elevation. Looks like Wakayama is also seeing some inbound tourism demand. But I think it’s still less than in other prefectures. These small stones are randomly stacked to make the wall. The Garden of Seven Lucky Gods. This garden features seven large rocks representing the Seven Lucky Gods. Apparently, these rocks are meant to resemble the Seven Lucky Gods. It’s unusual to see stray cats like this. Are we almost at Wakayama Castle? Not yet. We came up through the Okaguchi Gate. If you go left, you’ll reach the Nishinomaru Garden. Let’s check this out. A photo spot for the castle tower. This is the site of the Honmaru Palace. Amazing! Everyone we passed was a foreign tourist. Historic Site: Wakayama Castle. In 1585, Hideyoshi Toyotomi conquered Kishu. He had his brother Hidenaga build Wakayama Castle on Mt. Fuko. After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Yukinaga Asano became the castle lord and continued development. In 1619, Yorinobu Tokugawa became lord of Wakayama Castle.
It became one of the Three Great Tokugawa Houses,
along with Owari and Mito,
and served as a key base for governing western Japan. Wakayama Castle Tower visiting hours: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Last entry is at 5:00 PM Admission: Adults 410 yen Admission: Children 200 yen This way. There’s a great photo spot over here. From this spot, you can get a beautiful photo of Wakayama Castle. Let’s head back. Since we’re here, let’s go down the other side. It’s sunset now, and the view is beautiful. Looks like we came around in a full loop. 17 Ice is expensive these days. It’s 2 dollars. I think the name “17 Ice” comes from there being 17 flavors. Isn’t it because 17-year-olds like it? I don’t know. If we turn right here, we’ll get to Sunanomaru. Events are often held at Sunanomaru. We’re not going there today, though. This costs 300 yen. Seriously? So 17 Ice is named for its 17 flavors. I just learned that now too. That’s the end of our tour of Wakayama Castle. You can easily get to Wakayama Castle by bus from Wakayama Station. It takes about an hour to get to Wakayama Station from Osaka Station. Wakayama Castle is a great first stop when sightseeing in Wakayama. Of course, there are more amazing places if you go further south. If you head to the mountains, there’s Mt. Koya, a World Heritage site. I’m hungry. Marusan Chuka Soba. It’s my favorite food in the whole world. In Wakayama, ramen means chuka soba. Especially the “Tokusei” (special). One large, please. Special version. The large portion is bigger than the special. Oh, really? So “special” means it has extra chashu pork? Wakayama ramen is eaten together with sushi. This is what “hayazushi” looks like. Thanks for the meal. Let’s go home.
今回は歴史ある和歌山城を散策。
その後には地元民が選ぶ絶品和歌山ラーメンを味わう街歩き旅に出かけました。
和歌山城独特の雰囲気や、和歌山でしか食べられない絶品和歌山ラーメンを紹介しています、
ゆったりとした時間の中で、日本の伝統と味を感じてください。
0:00 opening
03:10 和歌山城に登る
05:52 本丸御殿後
06:36 和歌山城
10:09 和歌山ラーメン