Mission
Wakayama City (researched 07th Jun 2014)
Wakatama City = the
capital city of Wakayama Prefecture that is located
South Western corner
of the Kii Peninsula. Wakayama City sits in the Norther
part of the
prefecture.
In the beginning, I
moved down from Nara City to Wakayama
City a couple
of weeks ago.
Wakayama has been pretty good so far. And
today, I`ll let you know what I have
found through visitor`s eye in the
previous weeks.
1st, the local people are nice and friendly. Since
Wakayama is located in
country side of the
nation, the people stay away from the surpus
competition and the
overflow in the big cities.
How ever, I found
the people are helpful for a wheel chair user like me being stuck.
2nd, the local
people speak unique dialect. In fact, the dialect is classified as a type of
"Kansai-ben"(The dialect of Kansai region) but it has original
inflection. Further
more, what the old people speak is
trickier, it ocasionally gets me confused, requires me to ask him or her
again
.
3rd, the food is
spectacular.As you can see it on a map, Wakayama is faced The Pacific Ocean.
There fore, the freshly caught see food is supplied by the fishmonger.
How ever, Wakayama is as known as
the home of the Wakayama ramen noodles. Those local indigenous noodles would
blow your mind away( refer 03 September 2013 issue "I am addicted".
4th, the
supermarkets sell gorgeous seafood, even road side supermarkets
have great fish
sections with full of seafood.
Generally,
supermarkets have competitive fish sections with not only fresh
products but also
valuable items.
However, those fish
sections are operated by the good guys who scale and
fillet a fish to
your request. (you have to buy a whole
fish at the fish section)
5th, the scenic
spots are hidden along the coast.You would come across
those look outs with
the classic view of a little old fishing village over a cove..
In fact, the public
transport is not available to reach those places. You are
very much required
to organize your private transport..jpg)
As you
may know, whaling and dolphin fisheries are unavoidable issues to
talk
about the area. Here, I've found a good resource to know our opinions over the
issues. Please click here http://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/071500/iruka/dolphin_fishery.html
Finally,
Wakayama area has a lot of things for visitors such as The Wakayama Castle, The
Prefectural Modern Art Gallery and so on.
I'll let
you know what's in Wakayama on the blog. Stay tuned.
