Kii-Tanabe Station — Local services in Tanabe

Typical of JR Stations, the staff are courteous, well informed and always willing to assist.

You can buy local train tickets and express train tickets from the automatic machines or from the counter.

There are coin lockers here for your bags and prices start from ¥400 per day (depending on locker size- small, medium and large are available). You can use a locker for a maximum of three days.

There is also a 7-11 convenience store at the station for last minute...

私はこの地が好きです。物産が豊かで、山々がそびえ立ち、清らかな流れがめぐるだけでなく、人々の気風が誠に素朴だからです。駅前で落とし物を決して持ち去らない寡黙なラーメン店の主人、私をあちこち案内してくれた鮎川宿の管理人、そして上富田町を歩く途中で速乾アームカバーを無償で直してくれた仕立屋の主人――その出会いの一つひとつが胸に刻まれています。東アジアの文化は古来、人情の往来や互助を重んじてきましたが、私は和歌山の純朴な人々に恩を受け、その思いを胸に抱いています。熊野古道は巡礼者の心を浄めるばかりか、この地に暮らす人々をもまた、陶淵明の描いた桃源郷の住人へと近づけているのです。

I love this place, not only for its abundant resources, towering mountains, and meandering streams, but above all for the simplicity of its people. The quiet ramen shop owner at the station who never takes what is not his, the manager of Ayukawa Inn who kindly guided me around, and the tailor in Kamitonda who repaired my quick-dry sleeves for free along the road—all these encounters remain deeply in my heart. In East Asian culture, the exchange of goodwill and mutual assistance is often emphasized, and I feel indebted to the sincerity of the people of Wakayama. The Kumano Kodo not only purifies the spirit of pilgrims, but also shapes the lives of those who dwell here, making them resemble the idyllic villagers in Tao Yuanming’s vision of the Peach Blossom...

As is usual with tourist places in Japan, the service is remarkable! Well informed guides present with information related to activities, sights, latest information on trekking routes, and weather related alerts. You can get maps,...