Hiking the Kumano-Kodo
One of the many highlights of our month in Japan was a 3-day hike along a part of the ancient Kumano Kodo route which stretches across the mountainous Kii peninsula. For over 1000 years people have made this arduous pilgrimage. Walking even a small part of it is an immersive Japanese experience which includes three exceptional sacred sites of worship, the Grand Shrines: Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, and Kumano Nachi Taisha. We left Kyoto by train and transferred…