Talk:Hashimoto, Wakayama

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Hashimoto is on the border of Wakayama, Osaka and Nara prefectures, located about an hour by the Nankai train line to Namba, Osaka. The Nankai line is also used to reach Koyasan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is beautiful up there and should be visited once every season!

The Hash is fairly rural, however a new shopping mall (quite small though) has been built on the east side of the city. Highway 24 is the major road running through Hashimoto and it is used for commuting to Wakayama-city and the rest of Wakayama, as well as Nara. Currently an express highway linking Wakayama to Kyoto through Nara is being built. However as of 2005, it is not complete and the estimated finishing date is years away. The Kinokawa river runs alongside the city and in the old days, brought prosperity since it connected to the sea. Recently (2005), Koyaguchi-city joined Hashimoto-city. There is no movie theatre and not a lot of entertainment/facilities. A sports center was built a few years ago and you can go play soccer/tennis/badminto or watch cultural events there. In the summer a water park is open for you to enjoy. As well, there is an older bowling alley about 40 minutes walk from Hashimoto-station (you can take the train to the next stop east and it is much closer). There are a few restaurants, mainly small, locally run. However you can find a franchisesd Chinese restaurant called Bamiyan and a Mos Burger is in the new mall. A McDonalds is located along HWY 24 on the way to Gojo, Nara. This area is famous for a special kind of sushi wrapped in a fragrant leaf. Persimmons and mikans are also a regional speciality. During the middle of August, there is the Kinokawa Festival with fireworks and all sorts of performances/little food booths. Many girls dress up in their yukatas and everyone has a good time. I lived in Hashimoto for 2 years as an ALT (Assistant English teacher) for the high school and it is a very good place to live. It is quiet and peaceful and you don't have the fuss and bustle of Osaka. Yet, only an hour away by train are theatres, tons of restaurants, thousands of shops and interesting things to do/see in Osaka and Nara and Kyoto and even Kobe. If you are working/living in Hashimoto, you are lucky to be so close to such major cities and the airport. (originally added to the article here by 61.214.248.4).

If this material can be made more encyclopedic, there is some of it which would be acceptable for inclusion in the article. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 06:07, 6 October 2006 (UTC)