Located south of Osaka on the Kii Peninsula of Japan‘s Honshū island, the Kumano Kodo trail system is ... Make sure to download an offline map-either through Google Maps, Alltrails, or both ...

Unwrap the mystery of Japan’s spirituality at Unesco World Heritage site Kumano Kodo. The pilgrimage routes to Wakayama’s Kumano Sanzan shrines in the Kii Mountains, known as the Kumano Kodo ...

Pioneering ecologist Minakata Kumagusu explored the forests of Kumano. Join Peter Barakan as ... focus of modern environmental conservation in Japan. The community has inherited Minakata's philosophy.

The Kumano Kodo was designated UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Travel the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha ...

several of Japan’s ancient and soulful sights on the nearby Kii Peninsula, only an hour away, merit diversions. These include the UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails; Koyasan ...

Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities ...