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Kainan
City in Kansai, Japan

Kainan

Kainan is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Plan a trip to Kainan→From Kobe

As of 31 October 2021, the city had an estimated population of 48,811 in 22,129 households and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is 101.06 square kilometres (39.02 sq mi)

How locals move

Getting around Kainan the local way

  • Get inThe other station, Wakayamako, is adjacent to the Nankai Ferry terminal where ships operate to/from Tokushima.
  • Get inNankai ferry operates daily service to and from Tokushima in Shikoku to Wakayama Port.
  • Get inFerries arrive in about 2 hours at a much-reduced cost of ¥2000.

From Wikivoyage: Wakayama, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Bio06940 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.