Wakayama City Area, Recommended Spots, Shrines and Temples
Wakaura Tenmangu Shrine
When Sugawara no Michizane was demoted to the Dazaifu (government headquarters in Kyushu) he stopped by at Wakano-ura to avoid the storm. This episode later leads to building this shrine. It is worshipped as the local guardian God of the Wakano-ura area.