Hiking | Kumano Kodo | Japan | 2023

Mia and I completed the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route in June 2023. We wanted to share our experience with you in the hopes that someday you too will hike the Kumano Kodo.

00:00 Intro
01:01 Day 1
02:41 Day 2
05:52 Day 3
09:04 Day 4
10:49 Conch Shell Blessing
12:19 Day 5
14:28 Credits

Daily Brief:
(Access) Day 1: Fly from USA to Tokyo
(Access) Day 2: Arrive Tokyo, pick up JR Pass and exchange currency. JR Shinkansen (High Speed Train) from Narita Airport to Osaka Station, stay at hotel Mercure Tokyu.
(Hike 1) Day 3: JR train from Osaka Station to Kii-Tanabe. Bus from Kii-Tanabe to Takijiri-Oji. Hike from Takijiri-Oji to Takahara, stay at Kirinosato Takahara (https://kirinosato-takahara.com/en/).
(Hike 2) Day 4: Hike from Takahara to Tsugizakura-oji, stay at Guesthouse MUI (https://www.guesthousemui.com).
(Hike 3) Day 5: Hike from Tsugizakura-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha. Bus to Yunomine Onsen. Stay at Minshuku Yamane (https://www.kumano-travel.com/en/acco....
(Hike 4) Day 6: Hike from Yunomine Onsen to Koguchi. Hosts picked us up in their car and drove us to KUMAANO Farm & Guesthouse (https://www.kumano-travel.com/en/acco....
(Hike 5) Day 7: (Car drop-off). Hike from Koguchi to Kumano Nachi Taisha, hike daimonzaka stairs. Bus to Kii-Katsuura. Walk to Yukai Resort Koshinoyou (https://www.japanican.com/hotel/japan....

Soundtrack by ‪@animateobjects‬

We had a few more days after this and took trains to visit Hakone, Kamakura, and Tokyo before flying home from Haneda airport.