Destinations · Kansai熊野古道
A thousand years of pilgrims, a path of roots and stone, and a hot bath at the end of every day.
The Kumano Kodo is a network of pilgrimage routes through the mountains of the Kii Peninsula, leading to three grand shrines. Emperors walked it. So did farmers.
We walk the Nakahechi, the old imperial route, a few hours a day. The path climbs through cedar and cypress, past small Ōji shrines and tea fields, to family inns in the valleys.
At Yunomine, you can bathe in a hot spring that pilgrims have used for purification for centuries.
Journeys through the Kumano Kodo
Want to spend longer here? Most people do.
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