Wakayama Prefecture is full of impressive leisure facilities and fascinating sightseeing attractions. This list shows only a few of the main leisure sites and places of interest in the prefecture. For more information, contact Wakayama Tourism Information or local tourism information centers listed in Useful Information Wakayama Marina City Many shopping and restaurant facilities as well as a theme park, Port Europe, that is based on a Mediterranean port town.  Location: Wakayama City  Phone number: 073-448-0011（Wakayama Marina Information） Wakayama Natural History Museum The main attraction is an aquarium with fish from the Japan Current.  Location: Kainan City  Phone number: 073-483-1777 Adventure World Set in a vast 'adventure-land', it offers a safari with numerous animals, a dolphin show and 'Enjoy Dome' - an all-weather-amusement park, as well as many other attractions  Location: Shirahama  Phone number: 0739-43-3333 Misato observatory  Location: Misato-cho  Phone number: 073-498-0305 Paragliding  Location: Uchita-cho  Phone number: 0736-77-7088 (UB para glider school) 0736-77-7775 (JR Paraglider School) Barge Cruise on the Kishigawa River while enjoying fine cuisine served aboard a river-barge  Location: Kishigawa-cho  Phone number: 0736-64-8787 Hyakumayama Canyon Set amidst the deep virgin forest this canyon is the source of the 6km long Kumano river and offers spectacular views of the surrounding nature. There are well-equipped hiking courses that can be taken along the canyon.  Location: Ohto-mura  Phone number: 0739-49-0644（Ohto-mura Tourist Information） Kushimoto Marine Park Glass-boat trip offers insight to the underwater world. Diving also available.  Location: Kushimoto-cho  Phone number: 0735-62-1122 Whale Park Huge leisure park with a whale museum. There are also opportunities to swim with dolphins. (Dolphin Bays and Dolphin Resort)  Location: Taiji-cho  Phone number: 0735-59-2335 (Taiji-cho Tourist Information Center) Dorokyo This canyon is surrounded by virgin forest and offers spectacular views. A trip by water-jet boat is highly recommended.  Location: Kumanogawa-cho Kitayama River Rafting  Location: Kitayama-mura  Phone number: 0735-49-2324 (Kitayama Tourist Center) Shirahama Shirahama is a historical spa/hot-spring resort, with the facilities having been improved in recent years for tourism and leisure activities the area has become one of the leading resorts of its kind in Japan.  Location: Shirahama  Phone number: 0739-43-5511 (Shirahama Tourist Office) Wakayama Takashimaya Department Store  Location: Wakayama City  Phone number: 073-432-1101 Wakayama Kintetsu Department Store  Location: Wakayama City  Phone number: 0073-433-1122