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Filed underKumano Kodō

The Kumano Kodō (熊野古道) is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hantō, the largest Peninsula of Japan.

Long-Distance Hiking Gear Guide

Below is listed almost everything I carried on my 7-day hike of the Omine…
Omine-okugake, Outdoors 2nd January 20222nd January 2022 Comments 2 3 min read

Omine Okugake Day 7: Journey’s End

Despite setting up camp on an uneven surface, I managed to get some much-needed…
Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 202221st January 2022 Comments 6 4 min read

Omine Okugake Day 6: Tamaki Shrine

After a good rest overnight at Gyōsen no Shuku, the end was now in…
Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 202221st January 2022 Comments 0 3 min read

Omine Okugake Day 5: Riding The Dragon

Sunrise flooded the small windows at Jinsen no Shuku as I packed my things…
Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 202221st January 2022 Comments 0 2 min read

Omine Okugake Day 4: Alone

At 5.30 am, I managed to pull myself out of my warm sleeping bag…
Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 202221st January 2022 Comments 0 3 min read

Omine Okugake Day 3: Mount Misen

After a night of heavy rain, I was pleased to wake up to a…
Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 202221st January 2022 Comments 0 3 min read

Omine Okugake Day 2: No Women Admitted

I kicked off the second day with a tasty packet of maple and brown…
Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 202221st January 2022 Comments 0 2 min read

Omine Okugake Day 1: The Adventure Begins

Daybreak saw me whisked on the first train from Kamakura to Yokohama and then…
Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 202213th August 2022 Comments 0 3 min read

Omine Okugake Trail Guide

It all started with a line on a map. A line that was described…
History, Japan, Kumano Kodō, Omine-okugake, Pilgrimages 2nd January 20227th January 2023 Comments 3 7 min read

Ise-ji Day 7: Kumano City to Shingu

And so loomed the final day of our trek down the east coast of…
Ise-ji, Japan, Kumano Kodō, Pilgrimages 23rd January 20211st March 2023 Comments 6 3 min read

Ise-ji Day 6: Kata to Kumano City

Sometimes in life when all you want is a slice of toast and a…
Ise-ji, Japan, Kumano Kodō, Pilgrimages 22nd January 202121st January 2022 Comments 0 3 min read

Ise-ji Day 5: Owase to Kata

It’s worth pointing out that by now we were both exhausted from four continuous…
Ise-ji, Japan, Kumano Kodō, Pilgrimages 17th January 202121st January 2022 Comments 4 3 min read

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