Tag: Kumano

• Walking in Mount Kōya

  

  As with elsewhere in Japan at the moment places that would normally be heaving with tourists and a zillion selfie sticks are eerily quiet and much more pleasant to visit as a result. Mount Kōya was no exception.

  Sean

  April 3, 2021

  Japan, Wakayama, Walking

  Buddhism, 高野山, Hiking, Japan, Kudoyama, Kumano, Kumano Kodo, Kōya, Mount Kōya, temple, temples, Wakayama, Walking, 九度山

• Hiking: Kumano Kodo and Owase Hiking Trail

  

  I won’t pretend to know what I’m talking about when writing about the Kumano Kodo (熊野古道) so I’ll keep this post short and suggest you go over to Craig Mod’s wonderful www.walkkumano.com for all the info you need (and buy the book). You’ll be in good hands. I cycled past this mountain pass on the…

  Sean

  January 19, 2020

  Japan, Kii Peninsula, Mie

  ハイキング, 熊野古道, 紀伊半島, 馬越峠, Hiking, hikingjapan, Ise-ji, Japan, Kii Peninsula, Kumano, Kumano Kodo, Lumix G9, Magose Pass, Magose Tōge, Mie, outdooradventurejapan, Owase, photographyinJapan, Tengukurayama, 天狗倉山, 尾鷲市, 三重県, 伊勢路

• Bike Packing: Kii Nagashima – Kumano

  

  With a rugged and beautiful scenic coast, tiny fishing villages scattered along the shores, an abundance of isolated and rarely ridden mountain roads, and the Kumano Kodo (熊野古道), an ancient walking trail through the mountains, the Kii Peninsula (紀伊半島) has been an area of Japan I’ve wanted to cycle in for a long time. The…

  Sean

  September 19, 2016

  Kii Peninsula, Mie

  adventure cycling, Bike Packing, Central Japan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, Japan, Kii Peninsula, Kumano, Mie, Nagoya, Owase, touring