Mie Travel Guide

Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes

Forget the hustle and bustle of the big city and go trekking to Ise and Kumano’s pilgrimage sites

2 days 1 night

Try your hand at hiking the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes with this itinerary. Leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind, and hike through the magnificence of nature along this ancient track. On this pilgrimage, you can see vestiges of the past, and find traces of beautiful stone paving that remains even today.

Day 1

1Magose Toge Mountain Pass (Kumano Kodo Ise Road)

By Japan Rail (approx. 30 minutes)

2Accommodation in Kumano

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Day 2

Walk (approx. 10 minutes)

3Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine

Walk (approx. 3 minutes)

4Otsunachaya

Walk (approx. 10 minutes)

5Shichiri Mihama Beach (Shishi-iwa - Lion Rock)

By taxi (approx. 15 minutes)

6Kumano Marine Sightseeing Service (Tategasaki Sightseeing Boat)

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