🛤️ Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range: Kumano Kodō
Ancient pilgrimage network across Japan's Kii Peninsula
📋 Fast Facts
- Established over 1,000 years ago as pilgrimage routes to the Kumano Sanzan shrines
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2004
- Connects three major sacred sites: Kumano Sanzan, Yoshino and Omine, and Koyasan
- Kii-Tanabe Station serves as the primary modern transportation hub for accessing trailheads
The Kumano Kodō is an interconnected network of historic pilgrimage routes threading through the verdant Kii Mountains on ...