Our last steps on the Kumano Kodo…
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BashÅ., Matsuo. Narrow Road to the Interior. Boston: Shambhala, 1991.
We found the quote from Ryoei Takagi at Blue Dot Perspective.
CNN Travel has a good article about the Kumano Kodo, what it calls “the world’s best unknown hike.”
An article in enRoute magazine introduced us to the Kumano Kodo.
We found out more about the trail from the Japan Visitor site.
Kumano Travel was our one-stop centre for the Kumano Kodo. We booked all of our accommodation, meals (except for Day Three’s lunch as you read!) and transportation for all of our luggage to arrive at each nightâs destination. Flawless service. Their website has great maps and audio tapes and all kinds of information about the various trails.
Photo Credits: The feature image in this post was taken by Ward, as was the photo of the mossed-stone walkway and the picture of Nachi Taisha, its 133-metre waterfalls the tallest in Japan.
Kumano Kodo Hike Info
Total climbing: 1630 m
Day 4 Cumulative
Total Distance 16.3 km 68.9 km
Total Ascent 1,320 m 4,428 m
Total Descent 1,058 m 4,131 m
6 Responses
National Geographic has nothing on you and your eye for natural beauty. Well done!
Among Japan’s national geographic treasures is the Kumano Kudo.
Wow – wonderful pictures – talk about elevation change etc on this hike – the same as the Grouse Grind…….but then you have to hike down – not take the gondola! Enjoy Mexico and the heat!
To prepare, from my backpack I removed my sunglasses case, all Kleenex except for one, a pencil…it was as light as the wind. And strangely enough, despite the elevation changes, none of us found it to be a difficult day. It was, as we said, a moving meditation through this beautiful ancient forest.
Exquisite photos, thank you for this beautiful post.
It’s an area that smiles for the camera.