Outdoors in Japan’s spiritual heartland Wakayama Prefecture
Outdoors in Japan’s spiritual heartland Wakayama Prefecture - World Heritage 15th Anniversary
An air of mystery clings to the ancient trails of the Kumano Kodo in Wakayama. Gnarled tree roots claw at the pathways. Towering cedars filter soft shards of sunlight. Listen to the creaking calm of the woods and it’s not hard to understand why for more than 1000 years pilgrims have felt there is something magical here, hiking the Kumano Kodo’s wide network of trails to reach some of Japan’s most spiritually significant sites: the three great shrines of Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha and Kumano Nachi Taisha, and the temples of holy Koyasan.
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