3 Day Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route Walking Tour from Osaka

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Kii Tanabe - Takijiri Oji - Nezu Oji - Takahara Kumano Jinja
5 stops
1
Take Limited Express Kuroshio1. From Shin Osaka station → Kii Tanabe station (Arrive at 10:00am ※No assistant will accompany you.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
10:00 Arrival at Kii Tanabe Station.※Meet with your local guide.
Admission ticket free
3
Take a local bus to the Takijiri Oji bus stop. (Local Bus: Arrive at 10:53 a.m.).
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
4
Departure from Takijiri Oji. Explore Nezu Oji, Tsurugi Sutra Mound, Needle Jizo.
2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Visit Takahara Kumano Jinja.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Takahara - Koshin Tower - Michi no Eki Kumano Kodo Nakahechi - Tsugizakura Oji
5 stops
6
08:00 Meet with the guide at Takahara rest area.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
Visit Koshin Tower, Daimon Oji, Jujo Oji, Uwadawa jaya, Osakamoto Oji
4 hours • Admission ticket included
8
This stone Buddha of Gyuba Doji is small and cute, measuring only 50 cm in height, and has become a symbol of Nakahechi.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
There are restaurants and private houses where you can stay overnight, and you can stroll along beautifully paved paths.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
10
The group of giant cedar trees on the temple grounds are called ""one-sided cedars in Nonaka"" because their branches are uniformly directed toward the southeast.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Kobiro Oji - Mikoshi Toge Pass - Kumano Hongu Taisha - Kii Tanabe station - Shin Osaka Station
9 stops
11
07:30 Meet with the guide at your accommodation.
Admission ticket free
12
Visit Kobiro Oji, Onnazaka Toilet, snake-shaped Jizo, and Yukawa Oji.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
13
Mikoshi Toge Pass. Enjoy your lunch.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
From Hosshinmon Oji is the entrance to the sanctuary Kumano Hongu, which is considered the sacred area of Kumano Hongu Taisha.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
15
There is a legend that when Kobo Daishi poked the ground with his staff, water gushed out, and a kind of water fountain was set up beside the temple.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Fushigami Oji It is said that the name Fushigami Oji comes from the fact that pilgrims following the Nakahechi route fell down to worship the Kumano Hongu Taisha as they would see it here for the first time. Even today, the former shrine site Oyunobara can be seen from between the mountains. Then you will visit Sangen jaya Teahouse remains
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Kumano Hongu Taisha The Kumano Hongu Taisha is the first stop on the Nakahechi route, one of the most popular pilgrimage routes in Kumano, after a long and arduous journey. Among the three mountains, the Kumano Hongu Taisha has a particularly old-fashioned atmosphere. If you arrive early, you will be guided to Oyunobara. The 33-meter-high Otorii (Grand Gate), the tallest in Japan, was built in a corner of the vast site where the old shrine building used to stand before the Hongu Taisha was relocated.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
18
Take a bus departing from the Hongu Taisha-mae bus stop to Kii Tanabe Station.
Admission ticket free
19
Take Limited Express Kuroshio 36 to go back to Osaka. From Kii Tanabe station → Shin Osaka station (arrive at 22:08 p.m.). No guide will accompany you.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• This is a private tour. Only your group will participate. You can customize it as you like. If you have any requests please let us know in advance. If you want to change your schedule even on the tour day, your guide is always happy to help you.

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