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Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails
Alena EckelmannFor over 1,000 years Kumano has attracted Japanese worshippers and seekers, and old trails, more or less intact, cross-cross Wakayama's Kii-Peninsula.
For over 1,000 years, Japanese people from all walks of life, including retired emperors and aristocrats, have made the arduous pilgrimage of Wakayama. The Kumano Kodo is a network of ancient pilgrimage routes that traverse the Kii Peninsula in southern Wakayama Prefecture. These sacred paths have become Created to serve as pilgrimage routes to enter the sacred Kumano Sanzan area, which includes the three great shrines of Kumano Hongū Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha and Kumano Hayatama Taisha. In July 2004, the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes were established as part of the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range" added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
There are 4 main routes in total: The Nakahechi Route is the most popular route. From the 10th century onwards, the Nakahechi route was used extensively by the imperial family on pilgrimages from Kyoto. The Kohechi route connects the Buddhist temple complex of Koyasan and Kumano-Sanzan. Hikers should be well prepared if they want to take this route. The Ohechi Route offers picturesque views over the Pacific, while the Iseji Route features a variety of mountain passes, bamboo forests, terraced rice fields and beaches.
Takijiri-oji shrine marks the beginning of the Nakahechi trail, one of several old pilgrimage trails that crisscross the Kii Peninsula. Takijiri-oji is considered to be the point where “the passage into the precincts of the sacred mountains begins.”
The Kohechi Route (小辺路) is a 64 km trail connecting the Kumano Sanzan area to the Buddhist mountaintop temple complex of Koyasan to the north. Following rugged mountainous terrain, it is considered one of the most strenuous routes. This joins up with another sacred route, the 24 km Koyasan Choishimichi route which originates at Jison-in temple at the foot of Mount Koya, in the Kudoyama area of Wakayama.
Hike the ancient path of the gods, following the 170 km Iseji Route (伊勢路) which connects Kumano Sanzan to Japan's most sacred shrine of Ise to the east in Mie prefecture.
The 80 km Omine Okugake trail (大峯奥駈道) stems north past the Omine mountains to the Yoshino area's Kinpusenji temple – a sacred place for Shugendo. Photo: Indiana Jo /CC BY-SA 4.0
For over 1,000 years Kumano has attracted Japanese worshippers and seekers, and old trails, more or less intact, cross-cross Wakayama's Kii-Peninsula.
Chikatsuyu-oji is a small village located in a mountain basin about halfway between Takijiri-oji and the Hongu Taisha. Soak your tired legs in onsen water and enjoy the hospitality of the locals at the local hotel.
Follow into the footsteps and discover the tales of pilgrims along the ancient Nakahechi pilgrimage trail in Kumano
The Way of St. James and the Hongu Taisha in Japan are both over 1,000 years old. The paths lead to a shrine in Wakayama Prefecture's Kumano area. Both are also UNESCO World Heritage Sites as well as European and Japanese pilgrimage routes.
Kumano Kodo is the only pilgrimage route, along with Spain's Camino de Santiago, that is as a World Heritage Site. It extends across the whole Kii Peninsula
古代より修験道の修行の地として開かれた熊野三山。人々は生きながらにして浄土に生まれ変わることを夢見て、遙かなる聖地熊野三山へ蟻のように列をなして詣でたといいます。今回は、古人の気持ちを垣間見るべく、熊野古道のハイライトともいうべきルートを歩いてみました。
At the Hatenashi pass, the mountain of the same name meets the Kohechi path, literaly, the "little path". Located 1,070 meters of altitude in Totsukawa, it is one of the five pilgrimage routes which constitute the Kumano Kodo.
Berjalan sepanjang Kumano Kodo yang indah, jaringan rute ziarah berusia ratusan tahun di semenanjung Kii
The rich history of Kumano Kodo and its vital position as a religious hub is clearly described in this information center.
Sejarah Kumano Kodo yang kaya dan posisinya yang penting sebagai pusat kegiatan religius benar-benar tergambar dalam pusat informasi in
If the 5 heritage listed sites, spiritual significance and scenery of the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage interest you but you do not have a week to complete the journey, there is no need to panic. Sections of the trail can be tackled to get a glimpse of what it offers to help you plan a return trip for next time.
The Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route's spiritual background runs deeper than its obvious beauty.
La dimension spirituelle de la route de Nakahechi sur le Kumano Kodo est plus profonde que sa beauté évidente.
The Magose-Toge Pass is known for its beautiful stone path which has been maintained for multiple centuries.
Walking the Kumano Kodo is a great way to experience rural Japan and to enjoy its stunning nature. The hiking from Yunomine Onsen to Nachisan offers some of the best views in a 3 days pilgrimage that you won't forget.
Nếu 5 di sản được liệt kê ở đây thể hiện ý nghĩa tinh thần và phong cảnh của cuộc hành hương Kumano Kodo mà bạn quan tâm nhưng bạn không có đủ một tuần lễ để hoàn thành thì cũng không cần phải hoảng sợ. Các phần của con đường có thể được giải quyết để có một cái nhìn thoáng qua về những gì nó cung cấp để giúp bạn lên kế hoạch cho một chuyến đi trở lại trong thời gian sắp tới.
Đi bộ trên cung đường Kumano Kodo là một cách tuyệt vời để trải nghiệm vùng nông thôn và tận hưởng thiên nhiên tuyệt đẹp của Nhật Bản. Chặng đường từ Yunomine Onsen đến Nachisan trong cuộc hành hương 3 ngày có nhiều khung cảnh tuyệt đẹp khiến bạn không thể nào quên.
Living in a village near Hongu on the the Kumano Kodo trail, I have watched my neighbors pick tea leaves from the tea bushes located all around this small mountain village during the first week of May each year. This year I picked some leaves myself!
The Rhododendron is a flower of spring in mountainous Totsukawa Village in Nara Prefecture. The Rhododendron flower park is located in the mountains near famous Tamaki Shrine in Totsukawa, the largest village of Japan. The perfect location for a road trip this Golden Week!
Did you know that the Green Pheasant is Japan's National Bird? This pheasant is endemic to Japan and one can still see it roaming around in unattended meadows and abandoned paddy fields in the Hongu area, near the Kumano Kodo ancient pilgrimage trails.
The Magose-toge Pass is part of the Kumano Kodo in Owase City, Mie Prefecture and consists of 6 roads. As a part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, it was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2004.
The “Kumano Kodo” pilgrimage road, located in Owase city, Mie prefecture, had been used by many people since the Edo Period. There are 6 roads in total and the “Iseji road” is the one leading from the Kumano area to Ise Grand Shrine.
Genieße die Gastfreundschaft von Kumano, japanisches Essen und ein entspannendes Onsen-Bad im Minshuku Chikatsuyu auf Kumano Kodos Nakahechi-Pfad.
Hyakkenzan Gorge, a deep valley in the south of the Kii Peninsula, has your ideal summer hiking course. Why? It is a short trail where water and shade are never far away. There are 30 waterfalls in this valley and they are surrounded by virgin forest.
The largest coral colony in the northernmost part of the world is found in the ocean off the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula! This is the perfect location for your first scuba dive, ever!
Celebrate spring at Kansai's best ume (Japanese plum) viewing spot at the Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards in the south of Wakayama. More than 300,000 ume trees cover the hillsides right up to the Pacific Ocean. What a breath-taking view!
The Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards near Tanabe City in the south of Wakayama Prefecture have more than 300,000 ume trees. The orchards cover the hillsides around Ishigami Village and they stretch out right to the Pacific Ocean in the distance.
The Tanabe area has the most ume (Japanese plum) orchards in Japan. Many farmers and companies here produce ume foods, such as umeboshi and umeshu, and there are many showrooms were you can sample some freely, and shop for ume souvenirs.
Kumano Nachi Taisha est un sanctuaire shintoïste qui fait partie des sites sacrés et des routes de pèlerinage classés au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO dans la chaîne de montagnes Kii au Japon. La route Kumano Kodō relie le sanctuaire à d'autres sites de la même classification, principalement situés dans la préfecture de Wakayama. C'est l'endroit idéal pour les amateurs de randonnée. Le sanctuaire fait partie d'un vaste complexe de sites religieux voisins qui illustrent la fusion des influences bouddhistes et shintoïstes qui caractérise la région de Kumano. Le site possède également la plus haute cascade du Japon, Nachi no Taki, haute de 133 mètres qui impressionne de nombreux voyageurs par sa force et sa beauté naturelle.
La cascade de Nachi à Nachikatsuura, dans la préfecture de Wakayama, est l'une des cascades les plus célèbres du Japon. Avec une dénivellation de 133 mètres, c'est la plus haute cascade du pays avec un seul jet d'eau ininterrompu. Cependant, les chutes d'eau les plus hautes du Japon avec plusieurs cascades sont les chutes Hannoki hautes de 497m et les chutes Shōmyō à 350 m. Si vous descendez les escaliers de pierre après être passé sous la porte du sanctuaire Hiro, vous tomberez immédiatement sur l'énorme cascade qui tombe de la falaise. Comme cette cascade est considérée comme une divinité, toucher l'eau ondulante est une bénédiction. Au sommet des chutes d'eau se trouvent deux rochers, qui sont les dieux gardiens de la cascade et du sanctuaire shinto.
Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社, Kamikura Jinja) is related to the Hayatama Taisha Shrine and can be found on top of a hill of 538 stone steps, some as steep as 45 degrees. Facing east makes the shrine a good place for watching the sunrise. Every year on February 6 the Oto matsuri, a fire festival, is held where they run from the top to the bottom of the hill in the dark.