As the rice season comes to an end I’m going to focus a little more on cultural and tourist activities in our area. Much of that will showcase the Kumano Kodo, a UNESCO World Heritage site in our backyard. For now, though, the first of a couple posts on summer festivals in Wakayama. The two Shirahama fireworks shows are huge, drawing crowds from Osaka and further, and as a former fireworks geek in America I wanted to show the cool things they do with the fireworks here. Enjoy!
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Ultralight paragliding in Wakayama
There’s a field on the far side of the river where ultralights and RC planes take off. I’ve wanted an RC plane for a while. An ultralight will have to wait I think.
