The Beautiful Shores of Wakayama

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"A seaside town not even Japanese locals visit—and yet it's full of people from Shanghai?"

The fifth day was almost entirely spent on trains; we arrived at Shirahama toward evening.

Train to Shirahama
Train to Shirahama

Shirahama station
Shirahama station

Shirahama streets
Shirahama streets

Shirahama inn
Shirahama inn

Shirahama seaside
Shirahama seaside

A pristine beach, a muted sunset.

Shirahama beach sunset
Shirahama beach sunset

Shirahama coastline
Shirahama coastline

Shirahama evening glow
Shirahama evening glow

Shirahama sunset glow
Shirahama sunset glow

Shirahama coastal rocks
Shirahama coastal rocks

Shirahama waves
Shirahama waves

Shirahama sandy beach
Shirahama sandy beach

Shirahama coastal view
Shirahama coastal view

Shirahama dusk
Shirahama dusk

Shirahama beach at night
Shirahama beach at night

Shirahama night
Shirahama night

Shirahama streets at night
Shirahama streets at night

Shirahama nightscape
Shirahama nightscape

Shirahama harbor
Shirahama harbor

Shirahama town
Shirahama town

Shirahama morning
Shirahama morning

Shirahama street corner
Shirahama street corner

Shirahama roadside scenery
Shirahama roadside scenery

Near Shirahama station
Near Shirahama station

Shirahama train
Shirahama train

Wakayama countryside
Wakayama countryside

Wakayama fields
Wakayama fields

Wakayama station
Wakayama station

Shirahama guesthouse corridor
Shirahama guesthouse corridor

Shirahama Japanese-style room
Shirahama Japanese-style room

The guesthouse that night was entirely in the Japanese-style style, with rusty red water coming from the taps, and the hallways were unventilated and swelteringly hot—altogether evoking a horror film about a fire-ghost story.

Shirahama guesthouse interior
Shirahama guesthouse interior