Like the day before, we got off to an early start. The road was paved at the beginning, which was a nice way to warm our legs and get our bodies ready for the hike ahead. We eventually came to a roadside public bathroom which marked the start of the actual hiking trail. The trail […]
We started early to make a 6:16 am bus leaving from Kii-Tanabe Station. We took a #81 bus for Hosshinmon-Oji from bus stop #2. It was approximately a 40 minute trip to the Takajiri-Oji bus stop. The bus dumped us off on the side of the road and we had to cross it and a […]
Tanabe City located in Wakayama Prefecture is one of several starting points for the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail. It is less than two hours from Kansai International Airport (KIX) via a Kuroshio Limited Express train after a short transfer at Hineno Station. The Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails are a collection of several different trails that […]