(Koguchi to Nachi Taisha - Distance: 14.5kms. Walking time 5hrs 10 mins to 7 hrs 60mins. Elevation 60m to 870m to 330m.) Previous post: Walking the Kumano Kodo: Midday of Day 4 (Sunday 29 September) Koguchi to Nachi Taisha. At around 2.30pm, the couple I had met four hours earlier at the Jizo-jaya Teahouse arrived... Continue Reading →
(Koguchi to Nachi Taisha - Distance: 14.5kms. Walking time 5hrs 10 mins to 7 hrs 60mins. Elevation 60m to 870m to 330m) Previous post: Walking the Kumano Kodo: Early Morning of Day 4 (Sunday 29 September), Koguchi to Nachi Taisha, Part 3. After the Jizo-jaya Teahouse, the Kumano Kodo joined a sealed forestry road. I... Continue Reading →
(Koguchi to Nachi Taisha - Distance: 14.5kms. Walking time 5hrs 10 mins to 7 hrs 60mins. Elevation 60m to 840m to 330m.) Previous Post: Walking the Kumano Kodo: Early Morning of Day 4 (Sunday 29 September), Koguchi to Nachi Taisha, Part 2. As I reached Kumano Kodo signpost no. 23, the trail jack-knifed and I... Continue Reading →
(Koguchi to Nachi Taisha - Distance: 14.5kms. Walking time 5hrs 10 mins to 7 hrs 60mins. Elevation 60m to 840m to 330m) Previous Post: Walking the Kumano Kodo: Early Morning of Day 4 (Sunday 29 September), Koguchi to Nachi Taisha, Part 1. I continued to climb. A little while later, I caught up to... Continue Reading →
(Koguchi to Nachi Taisha - Distance: 14.5kms. Walking time 5hrs 10 mins to 7 hrs 60mins. Elevation 60m to 840m to 330m.) Previous post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Afternoon of Day 3 (Saturday 28 September), Hongu Taisha to Koguchi. I woke at 6.00am and was keen to start walking. I showered, packed and finished... Continue Reading →
(Hongu Taisha to Koguchi - Distance: 13kms. Walking time 4hrs 25mins to 5hrs 35mins. Elevation 55m to 450m to 50m.) Previous Post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Morning of Day 3 (Saturday 28 September), Hongu Taisha to Koguchi. It began to drizzle a little as we descended from the Sakura-toge Pass and reached the... Continue Reading →
(Hongu Taisha to Koguchi- Distance: 13kms. Walking time 4hrs 25mins to 5hrs 35mins. Elevation 55m to 450m to 50m) Previous post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Afternoon of Day 2 (Friday 27 September), Tsugizakura-oji to Hongu Taisha. I woke to a symphony of birds greeting the new day. The sound of so many birds chirping... Continue Reading →
(Tsugizakura-oji to Hongu Taisha - Distance: 22.1 kms. Walking time 6hrs 50mins to 8hrs 50mins. Elevation 374m to 646m to 93m) Previous Post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Morning of Day 2 (Friday 27 September), Tsugizakura-oji to Hongu Taisha. Mik, Patrick and I reached Hongu by 3.30pm. After strolling around Hongu Taishi, we descended a... Continue Reading →
(Tsugizakura-oji to Hongu Taisha - Distance: 22.1 kms. Walking time 6hrs 50mins to 8hrs 50mins. Elevation 374m to 646m to 93m) Previous Post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Afternoon of Day 1 (Thursday 26 September), Takijiri-oji to Tsugizakura-oji. I woke at 6.00am on the morning of Friday 27th September. The shoji screen separating my room... Continue Reading →
(Takijiri-oji to Tsugizakura-oji - Distance: 18.2kms. Walking time 6hrs 25mins to 9hrs 40mins. Elevation 82m to 688m to 374m) Previous Post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Midday of Day 1 (Thursday 26 September), Takijiri-oji to Tsugizakura-oji. The Kumano Kodo trail followed the road behind Chikatsuyu-oji and past a primary school. On the school grounds was... Continue Reading →
(Takijiri-oji to Tsugizakura-oji - Distance: 18.2kms. Walking time 6hrs 25mins to 9hrs 40mins. Elevation 82m to 688m to 374m) Previous Post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Morning of Day 1 (Thursday 26 September), Takijiri-oji to Tsugizakura-oji. The Kumano Kodo trail continued behind Takahara. Leaving the village, Mik, Patrick and I climbed steeply for another two... Continue Reading →
(Takijiri-oji to Tsugizakura-oji - Distance: 18.2kms. Walking time 6hrs 25mins to 9hrs 40mins. Elevation 82m to 688m to 374m) Previous post - Walking the Kumano Kodo: Planning and Preparation. My two mates, Mik and Patrick, and I stayed at Kodo-no-Mori Minshuku the night before we began our walk. This minshuku is located beside Takijiri-oji, the... Continue Reading →
I recently walked the Kumano Kodo. Although challenging in parts, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The following is an account of my four-day trek. I hope this description of the sights, sounds and tastes of the Kumano Kodo will be useful to other hikers who are thinking about undertaking this famous, and increasingly popular, pilgrimage... Continue Reading →
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