Kumanokodo Nakahechi Route Hosshinmon-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha

Kumanokodo Nakahechi Route Hosshinmon-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha

Walking tour with private guide .

This section is an excellent half-day walk on the Kumano Kodo. There are many forest trails and isolated mountaintop villages.

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Pass By: Hosshinmon Oji, Hongucho Mikoshi, Tanabe, Wakayama 647-1744, Japan

Panoramic viewpoints can be found along the way. Hosshinmon-oji is known as the "gate of awakening of the aspiration to enlightenment" and marks the outermost entrance to Kumano Hongu Taisha's sacred precincts.

Pass By: Mizunomi Oji, 1416-1 Oyokote Hongucho Mikoshi, Tanabe 647-1744 Wakayama Prefecture

The route follows a road through Hosshinmon Village from here to Mizunomi-oji. Keep a look out for the folk-art word carvings along the way.

The trail enters the forest at Mizunomi-oji, the site of an old school house, and exits at the west end of the Fushiogami settlement, with its numerous tea plantations and terraced fields.

Pass By: Fushiogamioji, Hongucho Fushiogami, Tanabe 647-1743 Wakayama Prefecture

Fushiogami-oji is where pilgrims fell to their knees and prayed after catching their first glimpse of the Grand Shrine in the distant valley below. There is a covered rest area here where locals serve handmade snacks and coffee made with hot spring water (days in operation may change).