Kumano River is the only world heritage river pilgrimage route. For centuries, pilgrims have made the journey to Kumano through this route.…
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Kumano River is the only world heritage river pilgrimage route. For centuries, pilgrims have made the journey to Kumano through this route.…
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In front of us, deep inside a valley, Chikatsuyu, a picturesque village, like nothing I had seen before, except maybe in Ghibli movies.…
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It was a random weekend in 2020. I was nursing the ennui, a semi-permanent guest in my pandemic brain, when I read the first article about Kumano Kodo and proceeded to fall into the rabbit hole of the topic for the rest of the afternoon. Eventually, I emerged into the living room and told…
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If you are here solely for the Kumano Kodo packing list, scroll to the bottom, but if you have time for a bit of story, then start from here…
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I am ready for Kumano Kodo because I am always ready. I might not be fully ready, but who would be anyway? But I will be ready enough.…
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I am reading The Road To Sata by Alan Booth. I mean, I have started reading it. I have only finished the first section. Chapter I. Outposts.…
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Before today, though I claimed to be extensively in love with Japan and knew plenty about it, I knew nothing about the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage…
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