Things to do in Nachikatsuura Town

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 07:00 / 08:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00

Katsuura was once a bustling town with tuna boats coming and going and a tourism boom in the Showa era. On this tour, you will walk with a local guide, tracing the town's story that has continued since the early Showa era. Why not visit the guide's favorite delicious restaurants and get a feel for the daily life we live in this town today through interactions with the locals? The charm of Katsuura can only be seen by touring with a guide. Through this trip, we will share the town's story and provide you with a special experience that will make you want to return.

• For Rainy Days
• For Family

• Age 5～Age 70
• 2～3 hours

This marine activity is just a 3-minute walk from Blue Beach in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, and you can enjoy it without bringing anything with you. We rent out surfboards, SUP boards, and wetsuits. If there are waves, surfing is recommended, and if there aren't, cruising on a SUP is recommended. SUPs are also very popular as you can use them with your dog. Reservations can be made in advance or on the day. We look forward to seeing you!

• Age 0～Age 130
• 1～2 hours
• 07:00

The number one fresh tuna landing in Japan! We will guide you through the auction at Nachikatsuura Fresh Tuna Market. "What is that doing?" "How much is that tuna worth?" As you watch the auction, many questions will arise. Since it is a private tour, we will carefully answer each and every one of them. Only a local guide who lives in this town can tell you about the lives of people who make a living from tuna and various stories related to tuna. It would be a waste to just look! Please join us.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family
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• Age 18～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 11:30 / 14:00

An outdoor sauna experience with a water bath in the Ota River, a clear stream whose water source is Nachi Primeval Forest, just like Nachi Falls, the best waterfall in Japan. The venue, Daitaiji, is a 1,200-year-old Yakushi sacred place where you can experience zazen and sutra copying. Listen to a staff sermon about the close relationship between Zen and the sauna, and write your wishes on a wooden stick. Throw the gomagi into the wood stove by yourself and make a wish to Jizo-san. A resurrection experience that looks at the state of mind through Zen. 30 seconds from the tent to the river. The shortest class comfort in Kansai! The river is so deep that you can soak up to your head, and there are shallows where you can lie down. No need to pour water because it flows. Dive directly from the sauna to the river surface is also OK. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Check in at the reception at the main entrance 5 minutes before the meeting time. Confirm the location of the sermon and changing clothes. ② At the venue, receive a sermon on the deep relationship between Zen and sauna. ③ Write your wishes on the gomaki and visit Yakushido where the principal image of worship is enshrined. Change clothes and go to the river. ④ Throw the gomagi into the wood stove and make a wish to Jizo. ⑤ When it gets hot, dive into the river without pouring water. ⑥ Purify yourself in the Ota River, which has the same water source as Nachi Falls. ⑦ Once your body is in order, listen to the gentle breeze blowing and the chirping of birds, and prepare your mind together.

• For Groups