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Rules of the Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range The World Heritage, “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage RoutesKii in Mountainthe Range”, is a cultural heritage symbolizing the spiritual culture of Japan, in which respect and awe towards nature and universe as the source of life and all things have been inherited in the shape of prayer-giving to deitiesd Buddhist an gods dwelling in mountains or forests. We hereby make the following promises in walking the pilgrimage routes in order to ensure that the blessings of this precious property can be shared by people around the world. 1. We promise to protect “Heritage of Mankind”. 2. We promise to follow the spiritual footsteps of prayers that date back to ancient times. 3. We promise to exchange greetings and smiles for heart-to-heart communication. 4. We promise not to catch animals, pick plants, or bring them in from outside but to care for them. 5. We promise to plan our trip right and equip ourselves sufﬁciently to be on the safe side. 6. We promise not to stray off the roadway. 7. We promise to be careful of ﬁre. 8. We promise to take trash back home and leave the pilgrimage routes clean.

Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center The center commemorates the World Heritage listing of Kumano Kodo (Iseji) sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range. It was established by Mie Prefecture to inform visitors about Kumano Kodo and surrounding areas, mix with local people and in turn revitalize the region. Higashi-Kishu regional organizationInformation [English Speaking Guide] Kumano-kodo Iseji Kataribe-tomonokai(Guide Association) Kihoku Oﬃce At present (as of March 1, 2016), there are many regis - 1-1 Sakaba-Nishi-Machi, Owase City, Mie-pref,tered english speaking guides who serve as guides along Kinan Oﬃce Kumano Kodo Iseji. If you think you need a guide to walk 371 Ido-cho, Kumano City, Mie-pref, you through Kumano-Kodo Iseji, apply here. http://www.kumanokodo-iseji.jp.e.uj.hp.transer.com/http://www.kumanokodo-iseji.jp.e.uj.hp.transer.com/higashikishu/kataribe_irai.html Ｔｈｅ following companies have contributed to conservation of Kumano Kodo Iseji

AEON Group BANKYO AEON RETAIL Co., Ltd PHARMACEUTICAL MAXVALU CHUBU Co., Ltd Co.,Ltd The DAISAN BANK, Ltd.ASAHI BREWERIES, Ltd. □UNESCO World Heritage, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range … P.1 □Overview of the Kumano Kodo Ise-ji Route ………………………………………………………… P.2,3 □Kumano Kodo Ise-ji Route Walking Guide Map …………………………………………………… P.4,5 □Meki-toge Pass ……………………………………………………………………………………………… P.6 □Misesaka-toge Pass ………………………………………………………………………………………… P.7 □Nisaka-toge Pass …………………………………………………………………………………………… P.8 □Tsuzurato-toge Pass ……………………………………………………………………………………… P.9 □Kiinagashima streets ……………………………………………………………………………………… P.10 □Ikkoku Hirakata Miura-toge Pass ……………………………………………………………………… P.11 □Hajikami-toge Pass ………………………………………………………………………………………… P.12 □Magose-toge Pass ………………………………………………………………………………………… P.13 □Owase streets ……………………………………………………………………………………………… P.14 □Crossing Yakiyama Mount ……………………………………………………………………………… P.15 □Miki-toge Hago-toge Pass ………………………………………………………………………………… P.16 □Sone-jirozaka-tarozaka Pass …………………………………………………………………………… P.17 □Nigishima-toge Okamizaka-toge Pass ………………………………………………………………… P.18 □Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route …………………………………………………………………………… P.19 □Obuki-toge Pass …………………………………………………………………………………………… P.20 □Kannon-michi Pass Route ………………………………………………………………………………… P.21 □Matsumoto-toge Pass ……………………………………………………………………………………… P.22 □Kumano Streets …………………………………………………………………………………………… P.23 □Yokogaki-toge Pass ………………………………………………………………………………………… P.24 □Fuden-toge Pass …………………………………………………………………………………………… P.25 □Tori-toge Pass Maruyama-senmaida ………………………………………………………………… P.26 □Hongu-michi Kawabata-kaido Route ………………………………………………………………… P.27 □Hama-kaido Route（North） ……………………………………………………………………………… P.28 □Hama-kaido Route（South） ……………………………………………………………………………… P.29 □Distance and walking time ……………………………………………………………………………… P.30,31 □Access Guide ……………………………………………………………………………………………… P.32,33 UNESCO World Heritage, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

The Kii Peninsula is home to three ancient religious centers, Omine of Yoshino, The Three Grand Shrines of Kumano (or the Kumano Sanzan) and Koyasan, world headquarters of the Kōyasan Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism. These centers and the network of pilgrimage routes which link them were recognized as UNESCO cultural world heritage sites on July 7, 2004. Japan's native Shinto religion which originated from nature worship accepted Buddhism which was introduced from the Korean peninsula in the 7th century. Here, that acceptance lead to a blending of the two religions, which can be seen in the architecture of religious buildings and how they harmonize with the natural environment. This played a factor in The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Rangeing be recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Kii Mountain Range has from times forgotten been considered to be a special place, a place inhabited by the divine. In the case of Buddhism, pilgrims used the tough mountain paths as a training ground to become closer to Buddha. The Goddess of Kannon and the Amitabha Buddha have the ability of deliverance from sin and worldly passions believed to be the source of all human suﬀering. By undergoing this hard, arduous training, pilgrims hoped to gain this same ability. Though the sacred centers of Omine of Yoshino, Kumano Sanzan and Koyasan diﬀer in origin and belief, the network of paths that connects them was born and took on its own roleing link this trinity. The Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range which span Wakayama, Nara and Mie prefectures are blessed with deep remote mountains and raw nature without which the religious centers never could have been founded. It is the natural and cultural surroundings that emphasize the role of each of the three centers and the “PATH” linking them that shares their message with the world. This combination is like none other in the world. We hope you can sense this for yourself as you walk these holy routes.

1 An old saying goes, “Three out of seven trips to Ise, be sure to continue on to Kumano.” The Iseji Route of the Kumano Kodo The Iseji Route of the Kumano Kodo ( “Ancient Pilgrimage Roads” ) links Ise Shrine and the region of Kumano. This is the route which pilgrims from eastern Japan walked on their way to Kumano down the east coast of the Kii peninsula. It is a mountainous route crossing many passes, but rewarding as you get a new view of the old stone path after each bend. This path was already being used as a pilgrimage route from about a thousand years ago, however the route from Osaka (Nakahechi) was more popular then. It wasn’t until around the 15th century that Iseji surpassed Nakahechi when a new pilgrimage route gained popularity. First, visit Ise Shrine, then change into white burial robes of pilgrims seeking rebirth and come down the Iseji Route to the sacred Kumano Sanzan. After that, pilgrims would continue on to the 1000km Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage through western Japan.

2 Paths of prayer A new breath of life Ise ‒ Kumano Pilgrimage to a sacred land The idea that we are constantly surrounded by countless deities representing aspects of nature, sometimes even coming in contact with them, is an intrinsic part of the Japanese way of life. The native Shinto religion and imported Buddhism respect each other, and coexist as their various relations change through the ages. It came to be that there was no border between them as they merged into a harmonious coalescence, in their festivals and rituals. Most people here believed without question that something divine inhabited the ocean, forests and ﬁelds, mountains and rivers. This tolerant benevolence is rooted at the base of how Japanese people perceive and sense new ideas like Buddhism. Though Mother Nature is sometimes severe, Kumano is blessed with great nature. From times of old, trees, big rocks and waterfalls have been worshiped, and we have received this legacy of nature worship. So we hope that as you travel through this region, you can sense the source of our faith and to help with that, this booklet introduces you to the many stone statues, temples and shrines, famous sights and history which can be found alongside the Iseji route. We invite you to feel the divine hiding within the mountains, rivers grass and trees as you walk through the Kumano region.

3 Ise IC Iseshi Station Ise-jingu Grand Shrine Ise-jingu Grand Shrine Ise City Ise City Tamaru Station Kumano Kodo Ise-ji Route Highway National Route Railway Tamaki Town Tamaru Station Takihara-gu Shrine Kumano-nada Sea Taki Station Watarai Town Minamiise Town Path of the Piligrims from Ise to Kumano 260 Kihoku Town Seiwa-taki JCT Mie Prefecture Hana-no-iwaya Shrine Owase City Kumano City Kumano-hayatama-taisha Shrine Kiho Town Mihama Town Kumano- hayatama Taki Town Ise Highway Route Taiki Town Kumanogawa

River Nachi Kumano- Kisei Higｈway Hongu Kohechi Omine-Okugake-michi Kumano- Kisei-Ouchiyama IC Kumano-nachi- taisha Shrine Kushimoto Town Yoshinoyama Mountain Kumano- hongu- taisha Shrine Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Manbou Rest Station Ohechi Nakahechi Omiya-odai IC Misedani Station Main Route Kumano Kodo Koyasan Mountain Prefecture Koyasan-choishi- michi Route Wakayama Tanabe City

Kiinagashima IC

Odai Town Kiinagashima Station Line Kisei JR Kihoku Town Tategasaki Mie Prefecture Kihoku PA （Hajikami Terrace） Miyama IC Owase-kita IC Onigajo Castle Owase-minami IC Mikisato IC ＰａｔｈｏｆｔｈｅＰｉｌｉｇｒｉｍｓｆｒｏｍｔｏＩｓｅＫｕｍａｎｏｏｆＰａｔｈｔｈｅＰｉｌｉｇｒｉｍｓ Owase Station Michi-no-eki Rest Station Ｍｉｙａｍａ

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m - Walking u K e Meki-toge Pass Misesaka-toge Pass Nisaka-toge Pass Tsuzurato-toge Pass Kiinagashima streets Ikkoku Hirakata Miura-toge Pass Hajikami-toge Pass Magose-toge Pass Owase streets Crossing Yakiyama Mount Miki-toge Hago-toge Pass Sone-jirozaka-tarozaka Pass Nigishima-toge Okamizaka-toge Pass Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route Obuki-toge Pass Kannon-michi Pass Route Matsumoto-toge Pass Kumano Streets Yokogaki-toge Pass Fuden-toge Pass Tori-toge Pass Maruyama-senmaida Hongu-michi Kawabata-kaido Route Hama-kaido Route（North） Hama-kaido Route（South） s I Nara Prefecture Prefecture Wakayama Ise IC Iseshi Station Ise-jingu Grand Shrine Ise-jingu Grand Shrine Ise City Ise City Tamaru Station Kumano Kodo Ise-ji Route Highway National Route Railway Tamaki Town Tamaru Station Takihara-gu Shrine Kumano-nada Sea Taki Station Watarai Town Minamiise Town Path of the Piligrims from Ise to Kumano 260 Kihoku Town Seiwa-taki JCT Mie Prefecture Hana-no-iwaya Shrine Owase City Kumano City Kumano-hayatama-taisha Shrine Kiho Town Mihama Town Kumano- hayatama Taki Town Ise Highway Route Taiki Town Kumanogawa

River Nachi Kumano- Kisei Higｈway Hongu Kohechi Omine-Okugake-michi Kumano- Kisei-Ouchiyama IC Kumano-nachi- taisha Shrine Kushimoto Town Yoshinoyama Mountain Kumano- hongu- taisha Shrine Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Manbou Rest Station Ohechi Nakahechi Omiya-odai IC Misedani Station Main Route Kumano Kodo Koyasan Mountain 5 Prefecture Koyasan-choishi- michi Route Wakayama Tanabe City

Kiinagashima IC

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Tochiga-ike Pond

To Tamaki Town Wagon tracks The cut-away at the pass To Route42 Taki Town Long ago, wagons used to use this partIt is said that they carved out 1000 slabs of the route. It is easy to see their tracksof graphite to clear the way for this path. even now. This must have been an enormous amount of work considering the limited tools they had for excavation at the time. To Tamaki IC To Seiwa・Taki IC Ise Highway

Shin-Meki TunnelThe cut-away at the pass Wagon tracks

Site of Tea House The prayer monument and the goddessThe of remainsmercy of Ougase Temple The prayer monument andMeki-toge Pass（120m） A prayer stone with the words, "NamuThe temple which stood here long ago The ﬁrst pass of the road from Ise to Kumano（Iseji Route） is surrounded the goddess of mercy in bamboo. The path is carved into the bedrock to topass. make it easer Amida Butsu" (a mantra repeatedwas in built by the order of Emperor Signpost order to never forget Buddha's grace).Shotoku A in the year 766. Roof tiles and statue of a guardian of mercyother is artifacts dating from the Nara enshrined inside the small shine. period (710 to 794) were excavated from the area.

Walking Route DistanceApprox. 1.8Kｍ Pond Walking time45mins. The remains of Ougase Temple Level Parking Lot The CoursePilgrims making their way to the Three Grand Ougase Restroom（toilet） Satomichi Shrines of Kumano would ﬁrst pray at Ise Grand Shrine, after which Signpost of ｔhe trailhead they would make their way to Tamaru and change into pilgrimage clothes. This is the ﬁrst pass they would cross after starting their journey to the Kumano San Zan. Even during the day it is quite dark Meeting place of Ougase and you can feel its long history. 6

Misesaka-toge Pass

To Misedani

Takihara Shrine

Myouyakuji Temple The former Signpostferry landing

Guardian Miyagawa River Deity Takihara Shrine Guardian Deity

Steep of Misesaka-toge Pass Japanese mythology tells of the goddessSome say that this statue of a guardian Winding path Yamatohime crossing the Miyagawa riverdeity was put up and worshiped to protect and was guided from there by Managono- travelers while another theory claims that kami. Her guide is enshrined here. there The was an epidemic here and it was put quiet atmosphere gives you a senseup of to keep the sickness from spreading. the depth of the history of this place.Which is true is lost in history. Taiki Town

Misesaka-toge Pass （265ｍ） Horeki Guardian Statue Joyato lamps

Guardian Deity is The guardian statue in this enclosureThey say that long ago that this was Site of Tea House To Odai Twn placed in a stone hut was put up in the 1756. used as a road marker for travelers, Kisei Highway Omiya-Odai IC while some believe these lamps marked Walking Route holy places.

Ouchiyama-gawa River DistanceApprox. 2.2Kｍ Walking time1hr. Level Pond The CoursePilgrims would cross the river at Mise and say Parking Lot goodbye to Miyagawa, then make their way towards Misesaka Pass. Restroom（toilet） Joyato lamps At 256m, it is not very high, but the path is quite steep. The sight of the old tea house and the guardian statue which is said to have been To Takihara-no-miya Shrine put up in 1756 help you feel the deep history of this route. The path Michi-no-eki Kitsutsuki-kan Rest Station is in good condition, making it a good choice for non-seasonedhikers. ＴｏＯｗａｓｅ Meki-toge Pass

Tochiga-ike Pond

Shin-Meki TunnelThe cut-away at the pass Wagon tracks

Misesaka-toge Pass

To Misedani

Takihara Shrine

Myouyakuji Temple The former Signpostferry landing

Guardian Miyagawa River Deity Takihara Shrine Guardian Deity

Misesaka-toge Pass （265ｍ） Horeki Guardian Statue Joyato lamps

Haiku Monument To Matsusaka of Kisyu-ko Kisei-ouchiyama IC Ouchiyama-gawa River Teraurabashi Bridge Umegadani Station Hachibashira Shrine There are guardian deities at Ouchiyama-gawa River area. This place is known as a beauty spot for cherry Ikoi Rock The Azalea Path blossoms in the spring and for autumn leaves in the fall. Travelers always used this rock asIn aApril and May this grove of azaleas Nisaka Tunnel bench, so it got the name, "Ikoi Ishi"come or in full bloom, accented by the The Rest Rock. The cool wind comingyoung green leaves of spring. You can over this ridge makes it an excellentenjoy any season in this well-lit woodland Taiki Town Small shrine of Three jizo place to take a break. with its many types of trees. Ikoi Rock Tsuzurato-toge Pass（357m）The Viewpoint at Manbou Nisaka-toge Pass Guidepost

Okimi-daira（View spot） Nisaka-toge Pass There is a Walking Route Azalea site of Tea House（241m） Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on the UNESCO world Heritage List) Sanbonmatsu World Heritage Signpost （Site of Chohachichaya Tea House）

Kihoku Town Okimi-daira Viewpoint Shishigaki Kisei Highway Shishigaki Site of the Milestone This is the perfect place to take a breakJust after you leave the forestry road, Hana-hiroba To pass under R42 with a spectacular view. Two poemsyou should see a short stone wall called （Rest spot） written by the travel writer Suzukia "shishigaki" paralleling the path. This Bokushi in the Edo period (1603 - 1868)was built to keep wild boar from ravaging Hall of Koshin Parking Lot are written on boards put up here. the crops. Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Restroom（toilet） Manbou Rest Station Magotaro Tunnel Kii-nagashima IC DistanceApprox. 7.5Kｍｆrom Umegadani Station to Kii-Nagashima Station Higashi-nagashima Tunnel Katagami-ike Pond Walking time2hrs. and 30mins.

Kihoku Town Oﬃce To Nishiki Level Akaba-gawa JR Kisei Line

River The CourseAbout 300 years ago, these roads were Fureai-hiroba Mandoro being repaired and this route replaced the old steeper Kii-nagashima Station route, Tsuzura Pass making this the oﬃcial entrance to the Kii Provence and Kumano. After crossing the pass, there is a deciduous forest, much like you would have seen 300 Uomachi Nagasima Port years ago. To Owase Kumano-nada Recreation City 8

Tsuzurato-toge Pass

Haiku Monument To Matsusaka Ouchiyama-gawa of Kisyu-ko Kisei-ouchiyama IC River There is the statue of Guardian Deity Sanjyusan-Kannon on the way. Tsuzurato-toge

Nakano-bashiTeraura-bashi Pass Guidepost BridghBridgh Umegadani Station Sho-Koen Park Fire Center （Rest spot） Tochiko-bashiHachibashira Shrine Tochiko-gawa Bridgh There are guardian deities at River Ouchiyama-gawa River area. This place is known as a Mini Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage Statues Tsuzurato-toge Pass beauty spot for cherry The dethroned Emperor Kazan on a pilgrimage to Kumano Tsuzurato-toge blossoms in the spring and Elevation 357 meters. This is the first came here and set up a miniature version of the Saigoku Pass Guideboardfor autumn leaves in the fall. point where pilgrims heading to the Kannon Pilgrimage of 33 Buddhist temples worshiping deities Tsuzurato-toge Pass the trailhead Kumano Three Grand Shrines first get a Nisaka Tunnel of mercy. The 33 statues of mercy here on this miniature We enter the Kumano Kodo from here. version represent each of the temples onlook the officialat the pilgrimage.Sea of Kumano. ForestryTani-gawa River is oneTaiki of Town the Roadupstream of Miya-gawa River. Tsuzurato-toge Pass（357m）

Stone walls of Stone Statue of Nozurazumi Mountain God Nisaka-toge Pass Walking Route （241m） Shiko-gawa Stone Path Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on River the UNESCO world Heritage List) Stone Statue of World Heritage Signpost Mountain God Shiko-oku Forestry Kisei Highway Hana-hiroba Road Stone walls of Nozurazumi Stone path Signpost Kihoku Town （Rest spot） Along the valley, you can see stone wallsThe stone path zig-zags its way through here and there. Their history goes waythe plush green of the ferns, it almost back, and they have protected the roadlooks like stitching by a seamstress. Guardian Parking Lot from years and years of wind and rain Deity Restroom（toilet） erosion. Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Manbou Rest Station Hall of Koshin Kii-nagashima IC Mago-taro TunnelTo Taiki DistanceApprox. 9.5Kｍｆrom Umegadani Station to Kii-Nagashima Station Town Nishiki Higashi-nagashima Tunnel 4hrs. Akaba-gawa Katagami-ike Walking time River Kihoku Pond Level Tsuzurato-toge Town Oﬃce JR Kisei Line Pass Guidepost The CourseThis pass was at one point, the border between Higashi-nagashima Community Hall Fureai-hiroba Mandoro the province of Ise and the province of Kii. About 300 years ago Kii-nagashima Station when Nisaka Pass replaced this path as the main road and gateway to Kumano, this was only used by locals to get to the next village until the 1930s. The well preserved stonework makes the steep Uomachi Nagashima Port Kumano-nada switchbacks worth the work. To Owase Recreation City Nisaka-toge Pass

Kihoku Town Oﬃce To Nishiki Level Akaba-gawa JR Kisei Line

Tsuzurato-toge Pass

Haiku Monument To Matsusaka Ouchiyama-gawa of Kisyu-ko Kisei-ouchiyama IC River There is the statue of Guardian Deity Sanjyusan-Kannon on the way. Tsuzurato-toge

To Tsuzurato-toges , Pas

Nisaka-toge Pass

Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Manbo Rest Station Kihoku Town Mago-taro Tunnel

Kii-nagashima IC

The rest stop, Manbo and Lake Katagami Chorakuji Temple KumanoKatagami-ike Kaido Pond To Nisaka- Kihoku Town Oﬃce toge Pass The rest stop Manbo is at the baseThis of was the family temple for the Kato both Tsuzurato and Nisaka Passes. Nextclan, who were the lords of this area. Akaba-gawa to it is Lake Katagami. In winter, it Theis a family's hereditary succession was River JR Kisei Line great place to have a bite to eat whilerecorded on many written records found Yokai-in Temple Kisei Highway watching the ducks which have ﬂownhere. In the end of winter, the famous Kii-nagashima Station here for the winter. 270-year-old "ume" tree (Japanese plum) Walking Route with red blossoms comes into full bloom.

Nagashima Shrine and the Giant Camphor Tree

Nagashima Chorakuji Temple Tunnel Sidewalk Multipurpose Hall Tunnel Nagashima-wan Bay Fish Market Fire Station Bukkoji Temple（Memorial Monument of Tunami） Townscape of the neighborhood of Uo-machi

Lift Bridge Eno-ura-ohashi Bridge

To Ikkoku- Nagashima Shrine and the Giant Camphor Tree The ﬁsh shop toge Pass The huge trees here in this shrine haveThis part of town is like a time capsule, been designated as Japanese naturalpreserving the old ways of life. Please treasure. They include camphor,enjoy the narrow lanes, the store fronts Parking Lot Japanese cedar, Japanese yew and oak.and the small shrine on the corner in this Restroom（toilet） The huge 1000 year old camphorpleasant on ﬁshing village. your right as you enter is particularly marvelous.

Ikkoku Hirakata Miura-toge Pass

Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop Kodo-no-eki Railroad Crossing Guardian Deity Guideboard Nagashima Ikkoku-toge Pass（73m） tuunnel Hirakata-toge Pass Hall of Koshin

Forestry Road Enoura Tunnel Viewing Spot The viewpoint at Point Sabohana Kaino With its breathtaking view of the coast, ocean and islands and a gazebo, this is Kii-nagashima Furusato-onsen Hot Spring The guardian deity the best place to have lunch. Hiike Bathing Beach The guardian statue at the trailhead of The Viewpoint Ikkoku Pass has a round head and is Furusato Community Hall very charming. Furusato Bathing Beach Kihoku Town

Furusato Sidewalk Tunnel Hotel Trace Furusato Tunnel The viewpoint at Point Sabohana

Stairway Doze Beach Wakamiya Shrine Kisei Highway If you come in the right season, you can Red Bridge Maruyama-ｊima Island see a seaweed called "tengusa" being dried. This neighborhood gives you a Walking Route Wakamiya Shrine Kumano Kodo(Area registerd Dozeon Beach glimpse into life in a small fishing village. the UNESCO world Heritage List) You can find this peaceful little shrineHave your camera ready for the view of World Heritage Signpost just before you reach Doze Beach. the islands floating on the horizon. Doze Miura-toge Pass DistanceApprox. 7.6Kｍｆrom Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop to Minose Station （113m） Walking time3hrs. Wooden Bridge Miura-toge-michi Road（Kumagaya-michi Road） the trailhead Level Doze Tunnel The CourseYou cross 3 passes on your way from Doze Tunnel Doze Sidewalk Tunnel Parking Lot Nagashima to Miura, Ikkoku, Hirakata, Miura Passes. The Miura Toyoura Shrine Restroom（toilet） gentle slopes make this an easy course with stunning vistas of the coastline and intimate views into the way of life in The Viewpoint traditional fishing villages. You can even enjoy a bath in a Minose Station The Viewpoint of Takatsuka-yama hot spring on the way. Kaizoji Temple Kiinagashima streets

To Tsuzurato-toges , Pas

Nisaka-toge Pass

Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Manbo Rest Station Kihoku Town Mago-taro Tunnel

Kii-nagashima IC

Nagashima Shrine and the Giant Camphor Tree

Lift Bridge Eno-ura-ohashi Bridge

Ikkoku Hirakata Miura-toge Pass

Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop Kodo-no-eki Railroad Crossing Guardian Deity Guideboard Nagashima Ikkoku-toge Pass（73m） tuunnel Hirakata-toge Pass Hall of Koshin

Furusato Sidewalk Tunnel Hotel Trace Furusato Tunnel The viewpoint at Point Sabohana

To Taiki Town

Kisei Highway

Hajikami-toge Pass Guidepost Miura Minose Station Walking Route Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on the UNESCO world Heritage List) World Heritage Signpost Masonry from the Meiji period Hajikami-toge Pass Here and there along this road you Elevationcan 147 meters. There used to be a Retaining Stone Wall Restaurant see excellent stonework from the Meijitea house here where travelers could take a Water Hajikami-toge Pass era (1858-1912) . break. All that is left now is the foundation. （147m） Pipe The trailhead Kihoku Town Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space Cherry Avenue Power Station

The Edo road The Meiji roadThe Edo Juni-magari-no-sekihi Monument road The trailhead Miyatani-ike Viewpoint at the pass Pond Ofuna-gawa River JR Kisei Line Viewpoint at the pass The Edo road Okochi-gawa River The islands of Kii Matsushima seemThese be steps are only paved with stone on the front edge. On a Hajikami-toge Pass Guidepost Ofune-bashi Bridge ﬂoating in the sea of Kumano makesrainy for day the road would get muddy and straw sandals (the a spectacular view. On a clear day commonyou footwear of the day) would require periodic cleaning. In Umaze several places along the way, you can ﬁnd drainage gutters can see all the way to the Shima crossing the path, which both protected these roads from erosion peninsula 45km to the NE. and provided a place to wash the mud out of your sandals.

Daiichi-byoin Hospital Yaguchi-ura DistanceApprox. 3.5Kｍ Walking time1hr. and 50mins. Level Funatsu Station The CourseHajikami-toge pass is the border of Kihoku-cho Nagashima and Miyama to the south. You have a choice between the Parking Lot Edo and Meiji routes, which meet at the pass. While the Edo route is Kamizato Restroom（toilet） a little harder, they are both comparatively easy routes, and the panoramic view of the islands on the Sea of Kumano on the Edo route will make it worth the extra eﬀort. To Owase 12

Magose-toge Pass

Aiga Bin-no-yama Aiga Station Mount Hosenji Temple

Birthplace of Magose-toge Tanemaki Gonbei Pass Guidepost

Camp inn Choshi-gawa Public Parking Lot Miyama River Michi-no-eki Miyama Rest Station Washige Bus（Walk Stop from here） The Guardian Statue for Crying Children The stone bridge and path

The Guardian Statue for Crying Children This statue was originally put up A for big slab of stone serves as a bridge Kisei Highway Site of the travelers to pray for a safe journey,over but this small stream. This is just one of Milestone Stone Path Kihoku Town later became known as the place to praymany places to take a photo of the stone Forestry Road if your child cries at night. path. Binshi-yama Mount Inohana-suiheido Road Magose-toge （599m） Monument to the poet Karyoen Toitsu Pass（325m） Tengura-san Mount （Viewing Spot）（522m） Sakura Guardian Statue Owase City Magose Park Inohana-suiheido Road The Viewpoint at Walking Route Magose Park Iwaya-do Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Magose-fudoson the UNESCO world Heritage List) Temple World Heritage Signpost

Magose-toge Noguchi Ujou Monument Inscribed with Poem Monument to the poet Karyoen ToitsuThe viewpoint at Magose park Pass Guidepost Memorial MonumentTsunami of At the pass stands a tall rock with a Youpoem can enjoy cherry blossoms and Kitagawa-bashi written by the famous poet, Karyoenazaleas from spring to early summer, and Owase-kita IC Park Bridge Toitsu on his visit to Kumano in 1852.other The wild ﬂowers in fall. This gazebo has Magose-ya poem reads,Blossoms of the night abovea great a view. Owase Station Association of Sightseeing in sound can be heard ahh, mountain water. Cooperative Owase ProductOwase-wan Bay Owase Port Owase City Hall DistanceApprox. 5.2Kｍ from Michi-no-eki Miyama Rest Station to Owase Station

Parking Lot Walking time2hrs. and 45mins. Nakagawa River Restroom（toilet） Level Owase-mita Power Station The CourseThe city of Owase is one of the rainiest places in Japan but the large paving stones seemingly woven along this path protect it from Yano-kawa water erosion. For those who have time and energy for an extra side course, you River Osone-ura Station can make your way up to the peak, Tengura-san, about 30 min. from the pass, or Owase Folk Song Monument Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo CenterBinshi-yama about 2 hrs. from the pass. They both command breathtaking views Yumekodo Owase of the surrounding mountains and the Sea of islands.Kumano dotted with （Souvenir・Restaurant・Hot Spring） Yaki-yama the Trailhead Hajikami-toge Pass

To Taiki Town

Kisei Highway

Magose-toge Pass

Aiga Bin-no-yama Aiga Station Mount Hosenji Temple

Birthplace of Magose-toge Tanemaki Gonbei Pass Guidepost

Camp inn Choshi-gawa Public Parking Lot Miyama River Michi-no-eki Miyama Rest Station Washige Bus（Walk Stop from here） The Guardian Statue for Crying Children The stone bridge and path

To Magose-toge Pass

Kisei Highway JR Kisei Line

Owase City

Memorial Monument Sodekata Bashi bridge and Yanohamado of Tｓunami Owase-kita IC The many stone sign posts that can still be Owase ShrineAssociation and of Sightseeing in Cooperative Owase Product found here attest to large numbers of pilgrims Kongoji Temple（tourist information center ） that came this way. Here at this gateway to Owase Shrine and Kongoji Temple Kumano is told a legend as old as the hills. Here you can see a huge camphor tree Magose-ya When people ﬁrst started settling this area estimated to be 1000 years old at the Fish Market thousands of years ago, two settlement Owase Station entrance to the shrine and the two Devaappeared on each side of the harbor. Each Nakamura Mount Park and Owase King statues guarding the gate of sent the a young emissary to investigate and Astronomical Science MuseumOwase Port Doi Bamboo Grove temple next door. Owase's Ya Ya Nenbutuji Temple Owase-wan Bay they just happened to meet here. They talked (quarreling) festival is held fromand became friends, and when it was time to Owase-osakana- Kumano Kaido February 1st to 5th. With loud shouts, ichiba-ototo Shop go home, they exchange a sleeve from their Doi-kodomo-kurasikanJoseiji Temple groups of men violently ram into othershirt as proof to the people back at their Doike-satokura groups. You can see it on YouTube. village of the encounter. And thus, Sodekata Nakagawa River Bashi, "one sleeve bridge." Sodekata-bashi Bridge and YanohamadoOwase-mita Power Station

Bezai-ｊima Island

Yano-kawa River

Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center Hokyointo Stone MonumentYanohama-koen Park Yumekodo Owase Doi-kodomo-kurasikan and Doike-satokura Bezai-ｊima Island （Souvenir・Restaurant・Hot Spring） Owase Folk Song Monument The old western style building and Just the oﬀ the coast from the Mie traditional storehouse are used prefecture to Kumano-Kodo Center is an

Parking Lot display one of Japan's leading exhibitsisland of with a red gate called Benzai Jima antique toys at the "Doi Kodomo Restroom（toilet） Island. There is a shrine dedicated to Kurashikan" (by advanced reservationBenzaiten. Sometimes on the low tide, only). You can also enjoy the atmosphere you can walk out to the island and enjoy of the streets of Owase and feel how observing the tide pools on the way. To Kumano City To Kuki , HaidaYaki-yama the Trailhead things used to be back in the good old days. The Doi family built an emergency disaster relief warehouse on high ground 14 safe from tsunamis.

Crossing Yakiyama Mount

Nakagawa River

Owase-mita Owase-wan Bay Power Station

Osone-koen Park Osoneura Station Yano-kawa Mukai-nisi Bus StopMie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center Yaki-yama River （Walk from here)Yumekodo Owase Guidepost Owase Folk Song（souvenir・Restaurant・Hot Monument Spring） The Trailhead Nanamagari Parking Lot Gravestones of fallen pilgrims Gravestones of fallen pilgrims This is the steepest slope on this route, From these gravestones you can the see most how diﬃcult widely on popularthe route this to Kumano pilgrimage route was. The ﬁrst gravefrom belongs Ise. Theto a stoneman fromsteps Ibaraki seem to keep Site of Palanquin Station (500km NE), the second from Nagasakiclimbing on on the and southern on endlessly. island of Choseki Stone（From here） Kyushu (800km W) and the third from Hiroshima (500km W). Sadly, Gotton-ishi Stone Seijunshonin Tombstone some of the pilgrims couldn't survive the journey, but local people Memorial Monument of Pílgrɪm generously gave them a proper burial. Tenbo-no-oka Hill Shin-yaki-yama Yaki-yama Tunnel Forestry Road Nanamagari Sakura-chaya Milestone Kenko-to-yutori-no-mori Signboard Rengeishi, Eboshiishi

Kojindo 778 To Kumano Kuki-toge Pass Owase City Temple Yaki-yama Mount （520m）（647m） Kumano-Owase Highway Site of Miki-toge-chaya Tea House Choseki StoneMiki-toge Kojindo and the grave of Mampoin The viewpoint at the top （Up to here）Pass Many pilgrims came here to worshipgoku Onhere a before clear day,starting there the isSai a magniﬁcent The Meiji road The viewpoint at the top The Edo Kannon Pilgrimage of 33 Buddhistview temples up and worshiping down the coast. deities There of is an （641ｍ） road mercy. Nearby stands the grave of arboran ascetic so you mountain can have priest lunch who out of the Kenko-to-yutori-no-mori Walking Route came to here to drive out thead. banditsrain on thiswhen stretch the weather of the rois bad. Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Site of Jugoro-chayaSignboard the UNESCO world Heritage List) Tea House World Heritage Signpost Site of Palanquin Station DistanceApprox. 10.1Kｍｆrom Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center to Mikisato Station Walking time5hrs.

Parking Lot Level The Milestone of Nagara Restroom（toilet） Kutu-gawa The CourseThis is the most grueling leg of the Iseji. It used to be feared by Mikisato-cho River Shishigaki pilgrims because it was plagued with bandits and wolves. This route is has many Buddhist Mikisato IC Honenji stone statues along the wayside. There are many historical spots and stunning views, but at Temple a price. Both the ascent and decent are steep, and seasoned hikers can experience ﬁrst hand Mikisato Station Yaki-yama Guidepost how pilgrims felt on their way to Kumano.NOTE that the Meiji course is not safe as a hiking Yaso-gawa River course, Please take the Edo route whichCO is World designated Heritage as aSite. UNES Mikisato Bathing Beach Owase streets

To Magose-toge Pass

Kisei Highway JR Kisei Line

Owase City

Bezai-ｊima Island

Yano-kawa River

Crossing Yakiyama Mount

Nakagawa River

Owase-mita Owase-wan Bay Power Station

The Milestone of Nagara

Kumano-Owase Highway Mikisato-cho Honenji Mikisato IC Yaki-yama Temple Guidepost Mikisato Station Yaso-gawa River Signpost Viewpoint near the pass Mikisato Beach This stone signpost reads, "Left for Once the you reach Miki-toge Pass, you can take Mikisato Kumano-michi." the trail towards the sea to the viewpoint. Bathing Beach Signpost There are some benches on the top with a view of the Sea of Kumano and the town of Mikiura.

Yokone-michi Owase City Igadani Tunnel Path JR Kisei Line

Walking Route The Trailhead Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on the UNESCO worldMiki-toge Heritage List) Shishigaki Katahane five-ringed tower World Heritage SignpostPass（120m）Viewing Spot The path crosses this stone fence builtThis Gorintō ("five-ringed tower") was put Kata-cho Tonosama-michi Path farmers about 300 years ago to keephere about 400 years ago. In Buddhist wild boars from destroying rice paddies.thought, the five levels of this tower represent the five elements that make up FarmViewpoint near the pass the universe. It is thought that this is a Yamano-kami Parking Lot Hago-toge Road grave of a local lord. Small Shrine Katahane Pass（140m） Mie prefecture Restroom（toilet） five-ringed tower aquaculture Center Approx. 6Kｍ from Mikisato Station to Kata Station Aqua Station Distance Walking time3hrs. Kata Elementary Wauchi Owase-shinsosui-shio-gakusya School Tunnel Level To Kata IC・ Thanks to the locals, this old road has been JA Shishigaki Kata-wan Bay The Course Route 42 excavated in recent years. It is still broken up in places where the Furukawa original road couldn't be found, but you can catch views of the ocean River Site of North Checking through the trees now and then. The stone fences stretches on and Point in Feudal JapanKata on from the pass. This and the abandoned terraced fields and rice Station paddies gives us a peek in to how life used to be. Fire Station 16

Sone-jirozaka-tarozaka Pass

Furukawa River Site of North Checking Point in Feudal Japan Kata Guardian DeityKata-wan Bay Station without a neck Fire Station Asuka Shrine （Giant Camphor Tree） Owase City A Monolith Bridge Stone StatueSone jirozaka-tarozaka Guidepost Traveler's Guardian Deity The grave of Sone Danjo Shishigaki The Trailhead（Mukaiji Graveyard） Site of Sone-jyo Castle Site of South Checking About 450 years ago, people in this villageThis stone were fenceat the was built to protect ﬁelds The grave of Sone Danjo Point in Feudal Japan end of their rope over the deteriorationand of paddiespublic safety from wild boars. At the south in this area. They asked Sasaki Uemonend, for there help. is Aftera memorial stone commemorat- Shishigaki arriving from central Japan (Shiga) tooking its on completion, the name, something that is usually Sone Danjo and he restored peace andnot lawseen to in the other land. parts of the country. The stone quarry Site of The Milestone Sone Kujira-iwa Rock Gravestones of fallen pilgrims

Kumano City Walking Route Hobo-toge Sone-zaka Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Uphill PathPass（305m） the UNESCO world Heritage List) World Heritage Signpost Sone Tunnel Site of Hoji-chaya Tea House

Sone jirozaka-Tatemiga-oka Hill tarozaka Pass Hobo-toge Pass The stone quarry （Where Hoji Teahouse once stood） Ohkawa Hobo-cho Not far from the trail, there is a quarry that providedThis teahouse some of thegot its name because this stone to build the grand Edo Castle in present day Tokyo. The River Shogun demanded lords from all corners of Japanwas theto provide border the between the kingdom of Shishigaki stone to build him the greatest castle in JapanShima and keep to thethe lordsnorth and Kii to the south in Monument Shishigaki busy. Idle hands are the devil's tools! They chiseledthe middle holes and ages used (about 600 years ago.) wedges to cut the huge stones, and scraps were used to pave this Gravestones of path. You can ﬁnd chisel marks in somee. of the stones around her fallen pilgrims

Sone jirozaka-tarozaka Guidepost DistanceApprox. 5.7Kｍ from Kata Station to Nigishima Station Walking time3hrs. Tarozaka Park Nigishima-wan Bay Whales Monument （Viewing Spot） Level

Christianity Stone Lantern Parking Lot The CourseThis course takes you over Hobo-toge Pass, Restroom（toilet） the border between Owase and Kumano. In addition to its historical Nigishima Station significance, this route also offers beautiful stone paths and the wall to keep animals out amidst deserted terraced fields. This route is also lined with graves of pilgrims, perhaps already tired from Yakiyama, Nigishima-cho they reached here and couldn't go on anymore. Miki-toge Hago-toge Pass

The Milestone of Nagara

Yokone-michi Owase City Igadani Tunnel Path JR Kisei Line

Sone-jirozaka-tarozaka Pass

Kumano City Walking Route Hobo-toge Sone-zaka Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Uphill PathPass（305m） the UNESCO world Heritage List) World Heritage Signpost Sone Tunnel Site of Hoji-chaya Tea House

Sone jirozaka-tarozaka Guidepost DistanceApprox. 5.7Kｍ from Kata Station to Nigishima Station Walking time3hrs. Tarozaka Park Nigishima-wan Bay Whales Monument （Viewing Spot） Level

Ohkawa Shishigaki River Shishigaki Monument Kumano CitySone jirozaka-tarozaka Guidepost Tarozaka Park （Viewing Spot）

Nigishima-eki Bus Stop Graves of fallen pilgrims Deserted ﬁelds and the stone wall

Whales Monument Nigishima-wan Near the milepost marker that usedThese to stand used to be rice paddies, and the Christianity Stone Lantern Bay here, there stand, 8 graves stones alongstone the wall side to keep the wild boars out still Nigishima Station Walking Route Gravestones of fallen pilgrims of the path of pilgrims who died alongremains. the way. Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on the UNESCO world Heritage List)Nigishima-toge World Heritage Signpost Pass Guidepost Nigishima-togeguti Small Shrine Bus Stop Nigishima-toge Pass（240m） Nigishima-cho

Shogoro-zenkichi Guardian Statue Stone Path Shishigaki-Tanada Trace Minato-gawa River Koshindo Stone Path Okamizaka-toge Okamizaka-toge Pass （The view of Atashika Beach） Pass（290m） The pass (290m above sea level)Shortly is after the pass, you can see Okamizaka Tunnel Atashika Beach shining in the sun. There Kumano-Owase covered in a forest. Long ago there used Highway to be a big pine tree with a teahouseis a guardian stone to protect the standing under it. community at the edge of town where pilgrims prayed and gave thanks for safe travels so far. Yuki Fishing Port Yuki-cho Koshindo DistanceApprox. 4.6Kｍ from Nigishima Station to Atashika Station Minato Bus Stop Walking time3hrs. Atashika-cho Atashika-wan Bay Level Okamizaka-toge Pass Guidepost Parking Lot The CoursePhonetically, one who knows some Japanese Atashika Bathing Beach Restroom（toilet） Sato-gawa might think Okami-zaka (wolf-pass) got its name because wolves River A stone tablet with a Chora Miura haiku inscribed on it often appeared here. But a closer look at the Chinese characters Pilgrimage Signpost Site of Futamataan reveals another meaning, "where deities meet" because this was the Atashika Bus Stop Trace border between the deities of Kumano and Ise. Most of this route is Atashika-ko Bus Stop Kumanoatashika IC Tokushi Shrine covered with moss. Atashika Site of Atashika Junior High School Station 18

Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route

Walking Route Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Sato-gawa Atashika the UNESCO world Heritage List) Bathing Beach World Heritage Signpost River Atashika Bus Stop Parking Lot

Kumanoatashika IC Restroom（toilet） Atashika Site of Atashika Junior High School Station Atashika-ko Tokushi Shrine Bus Stop

Kumano Kodo around here is Kamakura period Stone path Jofuku Shrine a winding road along Route 311.Hadasu Tunnel Atashika-wan Bay The oldest paving stones on the Iseji Route2200 are yearsfrom theago, Kamakura Emperor Qin's doctor, Jofuku came seeking the elixir of life and brought with him knowledge of the advanced period (1185‒1333). The stones use to pave paths in those days civilization of China. The locals learned new techniques for farming, Saigyomatsu Trace were much larger than those used in later periods, making it easy pottery, medicine and so on. Even when Japan went to war in China Kamakura period Stone path Higashi-hadasu Bus Stop to distinguish from roads paved in the Edo100 period years (1603‒1868) ago, the locals' . reverence for Jofuku never wavered. Site of Oji Kumano City Hadasu Shrine Hadasu-no-michi Guidepost Jofuku-no-sato Hadasu（milepost） Hadasu-shogakko-mae Bus Stop Tennyo-za Jofuku Shrine The Footprint Spring Shorinji Temple Site of Otake-chaya Tea House Jofuku-no-sato Hadasu（Guideboard） Hadasu Station Jofuku-no-sato Hadasu（Guideboard）

Gravestones of fallen pilgrims The inscribed stone The Footprint Spring The inscribed stone Hadasu-cho Obuki-toge There is a big rock in front of the house of a lord that ruled here long Nishi-hadasu Osaki-hanto The famous Buddhist monk, Kobodaishi (founder of Koya-san) Bus Stop Pass Guidepost ago. A couple who the lord had wronged before settling here had sought Peninsula is said to have passed this way. He left ahim footprint out to seekin the revenge, stone but the lord's retainers cut them down when Obuki-togeguchi（Hadasu） Bus Stop here where this hole is, and magically, holythey water attacked. sprang The forth. lord reﬂected on this tragedy and had these characters carved on this rock. Kin - diligence, Shin - prudence/moderation They say this divine water will cure anything that ails you. Kannon-michi Path The Trailhead and Nin - patiently endure one humiliation after another. Inai-ura Beach Daikan-shishigaki- Noson-koen Park michi Path DistanceApprox. 4Kｍ from Atashika Station to Hadasu Station Walking time1hr. and 30mins. Level The CourseHadasu is said to be the place where the illustrious Royal Doctor Jofuku came from China in search the elixir of life by order of Qin, the ﬁrst emperor of China. The village is spotted with terraced rice paddies and houses hugging the slope, and with the many legendsts here,and historical you can spo really feel the timelessness of this small hamlet. A species of tree that Jofuku found to have medical properties now grows at Shrines. Hadasu and Jofuku Nigishima-toge Okamizaka-toge Pass

Ohkawa Shishigaki River Shishigaki Monument Kumano CitySone jirozaka-tarozaka Guidepost Tarozaka Park （Viewing Spot）

Nigishima-eki Bus Stop Graves of fallen pilgrims Deserted ﬁelds and the stone wall

Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route

Walking Route Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Sato-gawa Atashika the UNESCO world Heritage List) Bathing Beach World Heritage Signpost River Atashika Bus Stop Parking Lot

Kumanoatashika IC Restroom（toilet） Atashika Site of Atashika Junior High School Station Atashika-ko Tokushi Shrine Bus Stop

The Footprint Spring Jofuku-no-sato Hadasu Site of Otake-chaya Tea House （Guideboard） Jofuku-no-sato Hadasu Hadasu Station （milepost） The inscribed stone Hadasu-cho Nishi-hadasuGravestones of fallen pilgrims Bus Stop Obuki-togeguchi（Hadasu） Kumano City Osaki-hanto Bus Stop Peninsula Shishigaki （The stone fence to keep animals out） Obuki-toge Pass Site of Hionzansensuiji TempleDaikan-shishigaki-The Trailhead michi Path Inai-ura Beach Noson-koen Park Just before you get to the pass, youThe will Obuki Tea House was open for business see a wall put up about 300 to protecthere until about 1950. They would wrap rice Stone Statues the rice paddies and ﬁelds from balls wild and sushi in the leaves of plants called Shishigaki "baran" and "hanamyoga" which they planted Kannon-michi PathThe bamboo boars and deer. Diving Resort here. The tea house is long gone, but the grove Kiyotaki Falls Kumano-nada plants are still here. Stone Statues Obuki-toge To Owase GuideboardPass（205m） Walking Route Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Exit of Obuki-toge the UNESCO world Heritage List) Odomari World Heritage Signpost Station Cutting Stone Spot Obuki-togeguchi（Odomari） Bus Stop Kumanoodomari IC Obuki-toge Pass Guidepost Isozaki-cho Odomari-cho Odomari Bathing Beach Matｓumoto-toge The bamboo grove Odomari Beach Pass Guidepost The Trailhead From Obuki Pass, a gentle slope descendsThe beautiful sand beach, the islands oﬀ Parking Lot Matsumoto-toge through a peaceful beautiful bamboo grove.the coast In and the rocky point called "Oni Restroom（toilet） Pass（135m） February and March you can see the newga shoots Jo" or Demon's Castle make for a and places where the wild pigs have dug up this breathtaking view. Guardian Deity delicacy among people and boars alike. The Promenade steps can be quite slippery, watch your step.

Rest Spot Onigajyo Center DistanceApprox. 4Km from Hadasu Station to Odomari Station Walking time2hrs. Level The CourseThis course provides rare view of the stone path descending through a extensive bamboo grove. The gentle slopes, wonderful views and a peaceful atmosphere make this an enjoyable course. After coming down from the mountain, the view of the coast will melt away any fatigue you may have from. the walk 20

Kannon-michi Pass Route

DistanceApprox. 3.8Kｍ Site of Hionzanseisuiji Temple Walking time1hr. and 40mins. Batou kannon Hayagriva Otao-yama Mount GuideboardHadasu Kumano City Level Shorinji Temple Walking Route The CourseBack when the Kannon To Otao-yama Mount Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Stone Faith was popular, many travelers used this the UNESCO world Heritage List) Guideboard to Hadasu Statues Nishi-hadasu Bus Stop World Heritage Signpost religious route with its 33 Kannon statues Stone Path instead of Obuki Pass. On the anniversary of Hadasu Station There is the statue of the Kannon's death, many came to pray. They Daikan-shishigaki- Sanjyusan-Kannon Hadasu the Trailhead michi Path had stands selling sushi and confections here on the way. Kiyotaki Falls Viewing Spot and there and there was quite a bustle of

Signpost Obuki-togeguchi（Hadasu）Bus Stop activity.

JR Kisei Line Obuki Tunnel At the top of this route stood The trailhead of the Kannon-michi Seisuiji Temple which closed Stone buddhist Statues lined up along the Path around the time of WWII. Its Shiba beautiful thousand armed Obuki-toge Pass Shrine Kannon statue was brought （205m） here to Seitaiji Temple for safe Seitaiji Temple keeping. The ﬁrst four statues Odomari Station of this miniature replica of the Kumanoodomari Western Japan 33 Kannon Obuki-togeguchi（Odomari） IC Bus Stop Pilgrimage are in the grounds of this temple.

Parking Lot Odomari Isozaki Restroom（toilet）

The Kannon statues of Seitaiji Temple

Statues number 5 At the foot of what In the small wood through 15 of the we call the Fukuro structure shelters an miniature 33 Kannon Iwa (Owl Rock), you uncarved rock that pilgrimage are lined can find 6 Kannon represents the last of the up here. From here statues and an 33 Kannon's, the Bato, or on, you can find the "Ojizosama," another Horse Head Kannon. To statues along the side type of guardian the right is a Kannon of the stone path as statue. statue from the last temple you make your way on the Western Japan up. They are here to Kannon Pilgrimage, The trailhead of the Kannon relievemichi your suffering. The six stone statues Batou kannon HayagrivaTanigumisankegon-ji. Obuki-toge Pass

Kannon-michi Pass Route

Signpost Obuki-togeguchi（Hadasu）Bus Stop activity.

Parking Lot Odomari Isozaki Restroom（toilet）

The Kannon statues of Seitaiji Temple

21 Matsumoto-toge Pass

Odomari Station Cutting Stone Spot Odomari-cho Kumanoodomari IC Obuki-toge Pass Guidepost Isozaki-cho Kumano City Odomari Bathing Beach Matsumoto-toge Pass Guidepost The Trailhead Guardian Deity Matsumoto-toge The scenery of Shichiri-mihama is amazing. Pass（135m） Paving stonework from the Edo period Matsumoto-toge Pass Onigajo Center This section was repaved about 300 yearsOnce ago you reach the pass, a large guardian statue is there to welcome PromenadeOnigajo Senjojiki by skilled masons. You can really appreciateyou. Long ago, a hunter set out early in the morning just before this their skill if you look at their work from theguardian side. statue was put up. On returning at dusk, he saw it in the waning Rest Spot Registered in the World Heritage List It looks like a stone wall. No mortar or lightcement and mistook it for a phantom. He shot, and even today you can see Sakura-no-michi Promenade are used in the traditional Japanese masonry.the hole where the bullet hit theed. very day the statue was erect The Trailhead Site of Onigajo Castle Matsumoto-togeAs of March 2016 , Pass Guidepostsome sections of the road are closed. Kinan Tour Design Center Kumanokodo-omotenashi-kan Rest spot

Kinomoto-cho Walking Route Kumano-shi Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Station Kumano City Hall the UNESCO world Heritage List) World Heritage Signpost

Registered in the World Heritage List The view from the top Paving stonework from the Meiji period Aeon Shishi Iwa - The Lion Rock There is a viewpoint with a gazebo aboutIn 1868,a the fishermen in this area were Supermarket Kumano-nada Sea ten minute walk south from the pass. Shichiriarrested after getting into a fight over fishing Mihama Beach stretches 25km to Shingu,territories. Their punishment was to repave where Hayatama Grand Shrine is located.sections of the path in need of repair as Registered in the World Heritage List The view of the beach and the mountainscommunity is service. It took them two years to Shichiri-mihama Beach breathtaking. finish.

Approx. 4.1Kｍ from Odomari Station to Kumano-shi Station Arii Tunnel Distance Ido-cho Registered in the World Heritage List Walking time1hr. and 45mins. Hananoiwaya Hananoiwaya Level Tunnel Otsuna-chaya Souvenir Store The CourseThe stone path is still intact for most of this route. Shichiri-mihama Beach The life-size guardian statue welcomes you at the pass, surrounded by

Parking Lot bamboo. Beyond the pass, you can see Beach Route to Shingu, no more Restroom（toilet） passes to go over. Pilgrims must have been excited with their goal in sight, the ﬁrst of the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano, Shingu Hayatama Taisha. For a shorter (but scenic) course, you can continue on past the gazebo, down through the cherry trees to make your way back to Arii Station Onigajo and back to Odomari station. To Mihama 22

Kumano Streets

Kinomoto Kumano City Tunnel Matsumoto- Mｔ. Hanajiro-yama Walking Route toge Pass Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on the UNESCO worldGokurakuji Heritage List) Temple World Heritage Signpost Onigajo Sidewalk Tunnel The inscribed stone at Kinomoto Rest Spot Sakura-no-michi JR Kisei Line Site of Okukumano Magistrate's office Onigajo tuunnel Water Tank Stone of Houreki Period Onigajo Kumano-shi Station Onigajo Hananoiwaya Kumano Kaido Onigajo Onigajo has been designated as a NationalOne of Japan's first written records of myth tells Kumano City Hall Center Site of Onigajo Castle Natural Treasure for its scenic beauty. of This the goddess, Izanami, who with her husband tuff, formed from hardened volcanic ash gavewas birth to the many Shinto deities. She Kinomoto Shrine raised up by earthquakes and then erodedburned by to death when giving birth to Kagutsuchi, Water Tank Stone of Houreki Periodthe sea and wind to form this magnificentthe fire god, and he also soon died. They are said Kinan Tour Design Center rock formation that stretches for 1km.to be laid to rest here. The 45 meter high rock is Ubuta Legend has it that a general was sent hereIzanami's to grave stone, while the one opposite 5 Hon-machi Boulevard hers is the graves stone of Kagutsuchi. Because Shrine drive out the demon pirates that held up here, Kumanokodo-omotenashi-kan Rest Spotand that he shot an arrow from an islandthis just predates Shinto, back to the days of Nature Otsuna-chaya Inekura-inari Shrine off the coast to slay their leader. ThisWorship, is there is no shrine building. This is also Souvenir Store Registered in the Water Tank Stone of Houreki Period registered as part of the Unesco Worldregistered as part of the Unesco World Heritage World Heritage ListRegistered in the World Heritage List Heritage of the Kii mountain range. of the Kii mountain range. Shichiri-mihama BeachShishi Iwa - The Lion Rock Registered in the World HeritageKumano-nada List Sea Arii Station Hananoiwaya

Parking Lot Kumano Historical Folk Museum Restroom（toilet） Grave of Magoichi Suzuki

This is said to be the place where the 5 above-mentioned Izanami gave birth to her Shishi Iwa - The Lion Rock Kinan Tour Design Center children. From ancient times, religious This huge 25m high rock called "ShishiBuilt about 130 years ago by one of ceremonies have been held here to pray Iwa" is a designated National NaturalKumano's timber tycoons, Kisaburo for safe birth and child-raising. Treasure for its scenic beauty andOkugawa is for his private residence, it registered as part of the Unesco Worldnow serves as a culture center and a Heritage of the Kii mountain range. Theyplace to take a break and enjoy the say that this, along with another rockchance are to get an inside, close-up look at Ubuta Shrine the guardians of Kumano's Oma Shrinea traditional Japanese house. up in the mountains. Matsumoto-toge Pass

Kinomoto-cho Walking Route Kumano-shi Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Station Kumano City Hall the UNESCO world Heritage List) World Heritage Signpost

Kumano Streets

Parking Lot Kumano Historical Folk Museum Restroom（toilet） Grave of Magoichi Suzuki

23 Yokogaki-toge Pass※As of March 2016 , the road is closed to traﬃc duees. to landslid

Closed section Hiyodori-yamaWashinosu-yama DistanceApprox. 5.4Kｍ from Yokogaki-toge-noboriguchi Mount Mount Bus Stop to Takachira Bus Stop 812.8m 807m Walking time2hrs. and 10mins. Walking Route Konogi Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on the UNESCO world Heritage List) Level World Heritage Signpost Konogi Community Hall The Course The Kumano ancient pilgrimage Nishi-no-mine Walking through Yokogaki-toge route from Ise forks at Hanano Iwaya Shrine. The Mount Huta tangerine Orchard Mizutsubo Pass Guidepost fork that goes along the beach to Shingu is called Mihama Town Washinosu 593.2m Jizo Pond Hamakaido and the fork which leads to Hongu is Yokogaki-toge Kawase-Oku-gawa Hut The stone lantern of KameshimaPass called Hongudo. This route on the Hongudo which River （305m） Yokogaki-To Takachira-san toge- goes over Yokogaki Pass is well paved with the Oriyama Shrine Uniting at a Arima Mount Grave of Yakuro Mine Forestry RoadNakayoshinoboriguchi Konogi Rhyolite stone characteristic to this area. 625m Saka-no-toge Path StationBus Stop Gandoin Temple Konogi-Sakamoto （Rest Spot） Rest SpotForestry Road

Kumano-kodo-chiiki-center- Sagiri-no-sato Ippoippo We can see ﬂight Bus Stop Takachira SakamotoGuardian of Asagimadara. Bus Stop Just next to Mizutsubo guardian Deity statue is a spring which Stone Path in 1835 magically sprang fourth when Sakamoto- the famous Kobodaishi poked a gawa Parking Lot hole in the ground with his River Restroom（toilet） walking stick here. Kobodaishi is Kukai's posthumous name. He is well known as the founder of Mt. Yokogaki-toge Oroshi Hamlet Koya and there are many stories Pass Guidepost around Japan like this one about Shin-myojin-daki how he made a spring simply Tunnel Mizutsubo Jizo and the springby poking a hole in the ground.

There is a clear view Tectonic activity caused In the middle of terraced to the east and the the magma to harden with rice ﬁeld stands a big sea of Kumano can ripples producing Konogi rock called Kameshima be seen on a clear Rhyolite, a type of stone (turtle island). It is 5 day. unique to this area. Wild meters high and 25m ﬂowers add color to the in circumference. There stone path through all of is a stone lantern built the seasons. on the top of it.

Yokogaki-toge Pass Stone path paved with Konogi Rhyolite The stone lantern of Kameshima

Fuden-toge Pass

Exit of Maruyama Senmaida Maruyama DistanceApprox. 4.1Kｍｆrom Takachira Senmaida Active Maruyama-bashi Bus Stop to Ushiroji Bus Stop Center Biridge Rest Spot Mihama Town Walking time1hr. and 30mins. The Viewpoint Maruyama-gawa River Level Koyasu guardian statue Tori-toge Pass（390m） Kawase-Oku-gawa The Course This was the main road- connect River ing the costal region with the mountain villages. The route Takachira-san starts among the rice paddies and views- of the surround Senmaida-Tori-toge-Tori-toge Water Tank Mount ing mountains in the quiet neighborhood of Oroshi. The Pass iriguchi Bus StopPass Guidepost Road to Tori-toge PassFuden-toge 625m moss-covered stone path makes its way up the slope. In Houses Pass Guidepost addition to serving as a pilgrimage route, this road was Oroshi Shrine also important for trade between the mountain villages Itaya-gawa River Self Service and the ﬁshing villages on the coast from long, long ago. To Fuden TunnelMarket Ushiroji Bus Stop Doro-kyo Gorge Ippoippo Kumano-kodo-chiiki-center- Bus Stop Sagiri-no-sato Store

Fuden-chaya Takachira Yanokawa Site of Kawase-jyo Tea House Big Cedar of Bus Stop Castle Monument At the foot of Fuden Pass if Uwano you are lucky, you can see a Walking Route Signpost Kumano Kodo(Area Fuden-togeregisterd on Pass natural phenomenon called the UNESCO world Heritage List) Ruins of （257m） Fuden Oroshi. It occurs World Heritage Signpost Oroshi Castle （Hokai monument）Guardian between fall and spring early in the morning on days when Kumano City Deity Around Oroshi there is a big diﬀerence in air The Trailhead pressure between the ocean Parking Lot side and inland side of this Restroom（toilet） Uwano pass. This causes a thick fog Mile Stone Site of that pours over the pass and Oroshi Sake shop Fuden Oroshion down the slope.

A local general named The moss-covered stone Just a little way up from Oroshi built a castle path leads you through the road is the pass. This here, but it was taken a cryptomeria forest. pass was a strategic down and a school was This is the same Konogi place usedmany time built on the location. Rhyolite stone found on through history from You can see remnants the previous route. which to basesiege a on of the original castle Kumano. Among others, here and there around the famous Hideyoshi the school like the one Toyotomi who built in this picture. Osaka Castle used this Ruins of Oroshi Castle The stone path Fuden-toge Pass and the Hokaipoint. monument Yokogaki-toge Pass※As of March 2016 , the road is closed to traﬃc duees. to landslid

Yokogaki-toge Pass Stone path paved with Konogi Rhyolite The stone lantern of Kameshima

Fuden-toge Pass

25 Tori-toge Pass Maruyama-senmaida

Active Center Kumano City Exit of Maruyama Senmaida

Maruyama Senmaida

Rest Senmaida-so Maruyama-bashi Spot Auto-camping Sites Bridge The stone path The viewpoint Water Wheel The Though rather narrow, about 800 metersThe view point which is perched on the viewpoint The Big Rock of the stone path remain intact. Withsteep mountain side looks down on 7.2 Guidepost of things like the remnants of a charcoal kiln,hectares of beautiful terraced rice paddies. Maruyama-gawa River Tori-toge Pass Exit Forestry you can get an idea of what life was likeRecords from 1601 show that there were Road long ago. 2,240 paddies in all at that time.

Itaya-gawa River View Spot

Koyasu guardian Tori-toge Pass statue （390m）

Kumano-yanokawa Road

The stone path

Koyasu guardian statue of Tori-toge Pass The Big Rock Water Tank Like most passes, there is usually a briskRight in the middle of the terraced rice Guidepost of Tori-toge Pass wind here. This guardian statue waspaddies put of Maruyama Senmaida stands a the Trailhead here in 1851. The name "Koyasu" meanshuge boulder which accentuates the view. Site of "child safety." Yanokawa Houses Elementary School Senmaida-Tori-toge-iriguchi Bus Stop DistanceApprox. 7.9Kｍ To Doro-kyo Ushiroji Walking time2hrs. and 20mins. Gorge Bus Stop Level The Course Once you come down from Fuden Pass, the road forks, left to take the road to Hongu, right to go through Maruyama, to Kitayama and on, all To Parking Lot Walking RouteFuden Tunnel the way to Yoshino on the other side of the mountains. This route is not registered Restroom（toilet） Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on as part of the Unesco Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, the UNESCO world Heritage List) but has been used by the people in this area to get to the neighboring villages for To Route 42 many centuries. A walk through Senmaida will certainly satisfy your desire to see rice terraces and give you a feel for the Japan of yesteryear. 26

Hongu-michi Kawabata-kaido DriveRoute Course

To Yoshino To Nara To Owase

From Kamase-no-watashi to Yoshino Doro-kyo Kumano City To Tamaki-yamaGorge Site of Mount Akagi-jyo Maruyama Senmaida The hall for Yojiyakushi Castle Tamakiguti-no-Maruyama Built in the heart of the mountains, terracedA big rice willow paddies tree was cut down here to use in the watashi FerrySenmaida Kitayama-michi Kumano-shi Station march up the slope, one after the otherconstruction to form of this the Sanjūsangen-dō Temple in Kyoto. Mine Path Onigajyo splendid view covering 7.2 hectares. ThereIt is saidis a viewpoint that a dryad lived in the tree and later a Museum with parking looking down on this windowmemorial to old toJapan. her was built for the Dryad of the Willow. Kitayama- Tori-togeYokogaki-toge Hananoiwaya Shrine gawa Pass Pass Souvenir Store River Itaya Hama- Tateishi Kaido To Hongu-doThe Viewpoint Hongu-do Signpost Road Road Hongu Road at Yuhi-no-oka Fuden-toge Suisha-dani Pass Valley Mihama Town The hall for Yojiyakushi Kumano-nada Sea Kawabata（Kawatake）-kaido Road To Signpost of Atawa Hongu- Guardian DeityKiho Town Station Shichiri-mihama Hisetsu Falls taishaMiwa-ohashi Beach Site of For the people here, this waterfall is a Shrine Bridge Mimoto-myojin Shrine place to find peace and solace. ThereThe three-sail riverboat Senji-gaeri A thousand years ago, the imperial family and other Site of used to be a tea house here for raftsmen Dirve Course royalty would travel between Hongu and Shingu in Yoji-no-watashi Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on who floated timber from up stream to the Ferry the UNESCO world Heritage List) riverboats on their pilgrimages to the Three Grand Hisetsu Falls market down in Shingu. There were a lot Kumano-gawa Shrine of Kumano or Kumano Sanzan. This three-sailed of people passing by in the old days. River Site of Site of riverboat was a thriving business about 100 years ago. Asari-no-watashi Ushihana-no-watashi Ferry Hongu-do Road and Ferry Kawabata(Kawatake)- kaido Road had bad road Site of Narukawa-no-watashi Ferry DistanceApprox. 60Kｍ from Hanano Iwaya Shrine to Kiho Town conditions for walking. Site of Asuka-no-watashi Ferry Walking timefrom 2hrs. and 30mins. to 3hrs. Mifune-jima Island Site of Shingu Station Level Shingu City Otomo-no-watashi Starting in Hanano Iwaya Shrine in Kumano, you Ferry The Course Kumano-hayatama-taisha head inland along the road to Hongu, then down along the Kumano Shrine River which you finally cross to reach Shingu. This course has many

Parking Lot famous spots and historical places to visit on the way. You can also see some of the many faces of Kumano, views of the Sea of Kumano, Restroom（toilet）To Kumano-nachi-taisha To the mountains, traditional villages and the Kumanothis river drive. on Shrine Nachi-katsuura Tori-toge Pass Maruyama-senmaida

Active Center Kumano City Exit of Maruyama Senmaida

Maruyama Senmaida

Itaya-gawa River View Spot

Koyasu guardian Tori-toge Pass statue （390m）

Kumano-yanokawa Road

The stone path

Hongu-michi Kawabata-kaido DriveRoute Course

To Yoshino To Nara To Owase

Kumano-shi Station Ido-gawa River Kumano City Hall Shishi Iwa - The Lion Rock Walking trail on the beach Ubuta Shrine Hananoiwaya Historical Folk Museum Tateishi Signpost Kumano City Arii Station The signpost in Arima Gravestones of fallen pilgrims Kumano Kodo Guidepost There is a signpost here marking theIn fork the old days there were no bridges across the rivers ﬂowing in the road from Ise, "left for the Beachinto the Sea of Kumano, so pilgrims had to dash across the Route to Shingu, right on the Hongu Route,shallows at the river mouth between waves. Here at Shiwara Walking trail on the beach Gawajiri there stands a memorial monument to those who but the road is hard going up to Konogi." didn't make it across and were swallowed by the sea.

The Milestone of Arima Shichiri-mihama Beach Ubuta-gawa River Kumano-nada Sea

The Dragon Deity Tower Shiwara-gawa River Gravestones of fallen pilgrims

Koshiyama Station Walking Route Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Mihama Town the UNESCO world Heritage List)The Water Deity monument near the beach The milestone of Ichigi

Kumano Walking trail on the beach This area was very susceptible to the Theresea water used to be one of these milestones -Udono flooding into the town and fields. Toon protecteach side of the path, but one of them Road Kii-ichigi Station The Water Deity monument near themselves from these natural disasters,went they missing put during the road construc- the beach up this monument honoring the Deity tion of Water.in 1962. Ichigi-gawa River The milestone of Ichigi Later, floodgates were built for added security. Midori-bashi Bridge Kesho-no-mizu（Kisei-no-mizu） Mihama Towm Office DistanceApprox. 12.2Kｍ from Kumano-shi Station to Atawa Station Sengen-san Mount （209.8m） Shichiri-mihama Beach Promenade Walking time4hrs. Chigo-zuka（Milestone） Michi-no-eki Park Level Shichiri-mihama From the city of Kumano, along the Shichiri Parking Lot The Course Rest Station Atawa Station Mihama Beach, pilgrims made their way towards Hayatama Shrine in Oroshi-gawa River Restroom（toilet） Shingu. There are no passes to cross on this flat stretch of road, but many pilgrims lost their lives on the treacherous river crossings on ※AS of March 2016 , please make a detour the sidewalk of Route 42 from Mihama town the beach. The distance is long, so it requires a degree of physical office to Michi-no-eki Park Shichiri-mihama strength. Rest Station because of the typhoon damage. 28

Hama-kaido Route（South）

Shichiri-mihama Atawa Station Beach Promenade Michi-no-eki Park Mihama Town Shichiri-mihama Rest Station

Oroshi-gawa River Kumano-nada Sea The grave of Rokubu Monument Saint Tokuhon and Ebisu Walk the pavement In the woods running along the coast standsA monument a to glorify Saint Tokuhon and The grave of Rokubu grave put up in the Edo period (1603 toanother 1868) enshrined with Ebisu, the Japanese for lives lost on the way to pray at the Kumanogod of ﬁshermen and luck. There used to be Three Grand Shrines (Kumano Sanzan).an inn and a tea house here where pilgrims Ida-gawa River and raftsmen would stop for a break. Small shrine Ida-kannon Temple Michi-no-eki Umigame-koen Rest Station Oeboshi-yama Mount Monument Saint Tokuhon Memorial Monument of Saint ﬁshing ancestors

Kii-ida Station Walking Route The Milestone of Ida Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Remnants of the Kajihana Oji Shrine Konouchi Shrine the UNESCO world Heritage List) While Oji shrines are quite common between KyotoThe former ferry landing Stone Statue of Michibiki Yokote-enmei and Nachi, this is one of the very few Oji shrines on Guardian Statue After their long journey, pilgrims took a the road from Ise. The shrine used to beferry by the across rock the Kumano River to finally Kiho Town bluff from which it gets its name, but itreach was moved Hayatama Shrine, the first of the Mimikiri-zaka Remnants of here after twice being washed away byKumano tsunamis. Sanzan. the Kajihana Oji Shrine Kayumori-sama Small Shrine Bypass

Iimori Shrine Udono Station DistanceApprox. 14.4Kｍ from Atawa Station to Shingu Station Udono Port Kiho Town Office Walking time5hrs. Hokyointo Stone Monument Level The former ferry landing Udono Shrine The Course This course offers some beautiful views of the hills and ends at the Site of Udono Castle Mifune-jima Island Parking Lot river that was registered as a part of the Unesco World Heritage Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii The former ferry landing Kumano-gawa Restroom（toilet） Mountain Range, Kumano River. Across the river is the holy land where Buddha manifests in the Kinegatani Shrine River form of the indigenous "kami" or gods of Kumano. Pilgrims must have felt very excited to finally

The Milestone of Arima Shichiri-mihama Beach Ubuta-gawa River Kumano-nada Sea

The Dragon Deity Tower Shiwara-gawa River Gravestones of fallen pilgrims

Koshiyama Station Walking Route Kumano Kodo(Area registerd on Mihama Town the UNESCO world Heritage List)The Water Deity monument near the beach The milestone of Ichigi

Hama-kaido Route（South）

Shichiri-mihama Atawa Station Beach Promenade Michi-no-eki Park Mihama Town Shichiri-mihama Rest Station

Kumano-hayatama Shingu Station have Hayatama Shrine in view! After praying at Kumano Hayatama Taisha, they would continue -taisha Shrine theirjourney to the other two grand shrines ofTaisha Kumano and Sanzan, Hongu Taisha.Nachi 29 Distance and walking time（Standard time with English Guide） 3 Nisaka-toge Pass Approx. 7.5Kｍ,2hrs. and 30mins. From Umegadani Station to Kii-Nagashima Station Umegadani Station → 2.8Km 50mins → Nisaka-toge Pass → 1.5Km 45mins. → Starting Point → 1.9Km 30mins. → Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Manbou Rest Station → 1.3Km 25mins. → Kii-Nagashima Station 4 Tsuzurato-toge Pass Approx. 9.5Kｍ,4hrs. From Umegadani Station to Kii-Nagashima Station Umegadani Station → 3.5Km 1hr. and 10mins. → Starting Point (Tochiko) → 0.6Km 30mins. → Tsuzurato-toge Pass → 1.2Km 1hr. → Starting Point (Shiko-oku) → 2.4Km 50mins. → R422 → 1.8Km 30mins. → Kii-Nagashima Station 6 Ikkoku Hirakata Miura-toge Pass Approx. 7.6Kｍ,3hrs. From Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop to Minose Station Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop→ 0.8Km 25mins. → Ikkoku-toge Pass → 0.5Km 15mins. → Hirakata-toge Pass → 3.8Km 1hr. and 20mins. → Miura-toge Pass Starting Point (Doze) → 0.5Km 20mins. → Miura-toge Pass → 30mins. →1.3Km Miura-toge Pass Starting Point (Miura) → 0.7Kms. 10min → Minose Station 7 Hajikami-toge Pass ① Approx. 3.5Kｍ,1hr. and 50mins. From Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space to Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space → 0.5Km 10mins. → Edo-michi Road → 1.0Km 45mins. → Hajikami-toge Pass → 1.8Km 50mins. → Meiji-michi Road → 0.2Km 5mins. → Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space 7 Hajikami-toge Pass ② Approx. 4.8Kｍ,2hrs. From Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space to Ofune-bashi Bridge Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space → 0.5Km 10mins. → Edo-michi Road → 1.0Km 45mins. → Hajikami-toge Pass → 2.1Km 45mins. → Miyatani-ike Pond → 1.2Km 20mins. → Ofune-bashi Bridge 8 Magose-toge Pass Approx. 5.2Kｍ,2hrs. and 45mins. From Michi-no-eki Miyama Rest Station to Owase Station Michi-no-eki Miyama Rest Station → 0.6Km 10mins. → Washige Bus Stop → 1.6Km 1hr. And 10mins. → Magose-toge Pass → 0.9Km 40mins.- → Magose koen Park → 2.1Km 45mins. → Owase Station 10 Crossing Yakiyama Mount Approx. 10.1Kｍ,5hrs. From Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center to Mikisato Station Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center → 0.6Km 10mins. → Mukai-nisi Bus Stop → 0.4Km 10mins. → Starting Point → 3.8Km 2hrs. and 20mins. → Miki-toge Pass → 2.5Km 1hr. and 20mins. → Starting Point → 2.8Km 1hr.ikisato → M Station 11 Miki-toge Hago-toge Pass Approx. 6Kｍ,3hrs. From Mikisato Station to Kata Station Mikisato Station → 1.9Km 45mins. → Starting Point → 0.5Km 25mins. → Miki-toge Pass → 0.3Km 15mins. → Starting Point → 1.6Km 35mins. → Starting Point → 0.2Km 10mins. → Hago-toge Pass → 0.7Km 25mins. →ng Starti Point → 0.8Km 25mins. → Kata Station 12 Sone-jirozaka-tarozaka Pass Approx. 5.7Kｍ,3hrs. From Kata Station to Nigishima Station Kata Station → 1.3Km 30mins. → Starting Point(Sone) → 1.3Km 1hr. → Hobo-toge Pass → 2.6Km 1hr. and 15mins. → Starting Point (Junction of Route 311) → 0.5Km 15mins. → Nigishima Station 13 Nigishima-toge Okamizaka-toge Pass Approx. 4.6Kｍ,3hrs. From Nigishima Station to Atashika Station Nigishima Station → 0.6Km 25mins. → Starting Point (Junction of Route 311) → 0.8Km 50mins. → Nigishima-toge Pass → 0.6Km 30mins.- → Okamizaka toge Pass → 1.6Km 1hr. → Starting Point (Atashika) → 1.0Kmmins. → 15 Atashika Station 14 Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route Approx. 4Kｍ,1hr. and 30mins. From Atashika Station to Hadasu Station Atashika Station → 2.5Km 50mins. → Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route（World heritage part）→ 0.3Km 10mins. → Hadasu-jinjya Shrine → 1.2Km 30mins. → Hadasu Station 30

Distance and walking time（Standard time with English Guide） 15 Obuki-toge Pass Approx. 4Kｍ,2hrs. From Hadasu Station to Odomari Station Hadasu Station → 1.5Km 40mins. → Starting Point(Hadasu) → 0.5Km 25mins. → Obuki-toge Pass → 1.2Km 45mins. → Starting Point(Odomari) → 0.8Km 10mins. → Odomari Station 16 Kannon-michi Pass Route ① Approx. 3.8Kｍ,1hr. and 40mins. From Odomari Station to Odomari Station Odomari Station → 1.0Km 15mins. → Starting Point(Kannon-michi Pass Route) → 0.9Km 50mins. → Sensui-ji Temple → 0.9Km 20mins. → Starting Point(Kannon-michi Pass Route) → 1.0Km 15mins. → Odomarin Statio 16 Kannon-michi Pass Route ② Approx. 5.2Kｍ,3hrs. From Odomari Station to Odomari Station Odomari Station → 1.0Km 15mins. → Starting Point(Kannon-michi Pass Route) → 0.9Km 50mins. → Sensui-ji Temple → 0.5Km 15mins. → Junction of Hadasu Otao-yama Mount Daikan-shishigaki-michi Path→ 0.8Km 45mins. →Pass Obuki-toge → 1.2Km 45mins.→ Starting Point(Odomari) → 0.8Km Odomari 10mins. Station → 17 Matsumoto-toge Pass ① Approx. 4.1Kｍ,1hr. and 45mins. From Odomari Station to Kumano-shi Station Odomari Station → 1.0Km 15mins. → Starting Point(Odomari) → 0.4Km 25mins. → Matsumoto-toge Pass → 0.3Km 10mins. → Rest Spot → 0.3Km 10mins. → Matsumoto-toge Pass → 0.3Km 15mins.→ Starting Point(Kinomoto) → 1.8Km 30mins. → Kumano-shi Station 17 Matsumoto-toge Pass ② Approx. 5.6Kｍ,2hrs. and 30mins. From Odomari Station to Ａｒｉｉ Station Odomari Station → 1.0Km 15mins. → Starting Point(Odomari) → 0.4Km 25mins. → Matsumoto-toge Pass → 0.3Km 10mins. → Rest Spot → 0.3Km 10mins. → Matsumoto-toge Pass → 0.3Km 15mins.→ Starting Point(Kinomoto) → 2.3Km 1hr. → Hana-no-iwaya Shrine → 1.0Km 15mins.Arii Station→ 17 Matsumoto-toge Pass ③ Approx. 4.9Kｍ,2hrs. and 10mins. From Odomari Station to Odomari Station Odomari Station → 1.0Km 15mins. → Starting Point(Odomari) → 0.4Km 25mins. → Matsumoto-toge Pass → 0.3Km 10mins. → Rest Spot → 0.6Km 25mins. → Site of Oni-ga-jyo Castle → 0.7Km 25mins.→ Oni-ga-jyo → 0.9Km 15mins. → Starting Point(Odomari) → 1.0Km 15mins.omari → Od Station 19 Yokogaki-toge Pass Approx. 5.4Kｍ,2hrs. and 10mins. From Yokogaki-toge-noboriguchi Bus Stop to Takachira Bus Stop Yokogaki-toge-noboriguchi Bus Stop → 1.2Km 30mins. → Starting Point(Junction of Forestry Road) → 1.5Km 30mins. → Yokogaki-toge Pass → 0.7Km 10mins. → Starting Point(Sakamoto) → 2.0Km 1hr. → Takachiras Stop Bu 20 Fuden-toge Pass Approx. 4.1Kｍ,1hr. and 30mins. From Takachira Bus Stop to Ushiroji Bus Stop Takachira Bus Stop → 2.0Km 45mins. → Starting Point(Oroshi) → 0.9Km 25mins. → Fuden-toge Pass → 0.6Km 10mins. → Starting Point(Junction of Route 311) → 0.6Km 10mins. → Ushiroji Bus Stop 21 Tori-toge Pass Maruyama-Senmaida Approx. 7.9Kｍ,2hrs. and 20mins. From Senmaida-Tori-toge-irigudhi Bus Stop to Senmaida-Tori-toge-irigudhi Bus Stop Senmaida-Tori-toge-iriguchi Bus Stop → 0.9Km 10mins. → Starting Point(Yanokawa) → 1.4Km 30mins. → Tori-toge Pass → 0.8Km 25mins. → Ovservation Platform → 0.8Km 15mins. → Tori-toge Pass → 0.7Km 10mins. → Starting Point(Maruyama) → → Maruyama-senmaida 1.7Km 20mins. Thousand Paddy Field(Big Rock)ins. → → Senmaida-Tori-toge-iriguchi 1.6Km 30m Bus Stop 23 Hama-kaido Route（North） Approx. 12.2Kｍ,4hrs. From Kumano-shi Station to Atawa Station(Michi-no-eki Park Shichiri-mihama Rest Station) Kumano-shi Station → 12.2Km 4hrs. → Atawa Station(Michi-no-ekiPark Shichiri-mihama Rest Station)

24 Hama-kaido Route（South） Approx. 14.4Kｍ,5hrs. From Atawa Station(Michi-no-eki Park Shichiri-mihama Rest Station) to Shingu Station Atawa Station(Michi-no-eki Park Shichiri-mihama Rest Station) → 5.0Km 1hr. and 50mins. → Michi-no-eki Umigame-koen Rest Station → 7.6Km 2hrs. and 45mins. → Kumano-hayatama-taisha Shrine → 1.8Km 25mins. →u ShingStation Distance and walking time（Standard time with English Guide） 3 Nisaka-toge Pass Approx. 7.5Kｍ,2hrs. and 30mins. From Umegadani Station to Kii-Nagashima Station Umegadani Station → 2.8Km 50mins → Nisaka-toge Pass → 1.5Km 45mins. → Starting Point → 1.9Km 30mins. → Michi-no-eki Kii-nagashima Manbou Rest Station → 1.3Km 25mins. → Kii-Nagashima Station 4 Tsuzurato-toge Pass Approx. 9.5Kｍ,4hrs. From Umegadani Station to Kii-Nagashima Station Umegadani Station → 3.5Km 1hr. and 10mins. → Starting Point (Tochiko) → 0.6Km 30mins. → Tsuzurato-toge Pass → 1.2Km 1hr. → Starting Point (Shiko-oku) → 2.4Km 50mins. → R422 → 1.8Km 30mins. → Kii-Nagashima Station 6 Ikkoku Hirakata Miura-toge Pass Approx. 7.6Kｍ,3hrs. From Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop to Minose Station Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop→ 0.8Km 25mins. → Ikkoku-toge Pass → 0.5Km 15mins. → Hirakata-toge Pass → 3.8Km 1hr. and 20mins. → Miura-toge Pass Starting Point (Doze) → 0.5Km 20mins. → Miura-toge Pass → 30mins. →1.3Km Miura-toge Pass Starting Point (Miura) → 0.7Kms. 10min → Minose Station 7 Hajikami-toge Pass ① Approx. 3.5Kｍ,1hr. and 50mins. From Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space to Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space → 0.5Km 10mins. → Edo-michi Road → 1.0Km 45mins. → Hajikami-toge Pass → 1.8Km 50mins. → Meiji-michi Road → 0.2Km 5mins. → Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space 7 Hajikami-toge Pass ② Approx. 4.8Kｍ,2hrs. From Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space to Ofune-bashi Bridge Hajikami-sakura-hiroba Area Space → 0.5Km 10mins. → Edo-michi Road → 1.0Km 45mins. → Hajikami-toge Pass → 2.1Km 45mins. → Miyatani-ike Pond → 1.2Km 20mins. → Ofune-bashi Bridge 8 Magose-toge Pass Approx. 5.2Kｍ,2hrs. and 45mins. From Michi-no-eki Miyama Rest Station to Owase Station Michi-no-eki Miyama Rest Station → 0.6Km 10mins. → Washige Bus Stop → 1.6Km 1hr. And 10mins. → Magose-toge Pass → 0.9Km 40mins.- → Magose koen Park → 2.1Km 45mins. → Owase Station 10 Crossing Yakiyama Mount Approx. 10.1Kｍ,5hrs. From Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center to Mikisato Station Mie prefecture Kumano-kodo Center → 0.6Km 10mins. → Mukai-nisi Bus Stop → 0.4Km 10mins. → Starting Point → 3.8Km 2hrs. and 20mins. → Miki-toge Pass → 2.5Km 1hr. and 20mins. → Starting Point → 2.8Km 1hr.ikisato → M Station 11 Miki-toge Hago-toge Pass Approx. 6Kｍ,3hrs. From Mikisato Station to Kata Station Mikisato Station → 1.9Km 45mins. → Starting Point → 0.5Km 25mins. → Miki-toge Pass → 0.3Km 15mins. → Starting Point → 1.6Km 35mins. → Starting Point → 0.2Km 10mins. → Hago-toge Pass → 0.7Km 25mins. →ng Starti Point → 0.8Km 25mins. → Kata Station 12 Sone-jirozaka-tarozaka Pass Approx. 5.7Kｍ,3hrs. From Kata Station to Nigishima Station Kata Station → 1.3Km 30mins. → Starting Point(Sone) → 1.3Km 1hr. → Hobo-toge Pass → 2.6Km 1hr. and 15mins. → Starting Point (Junction of Route 311) → 0.5Km 15mins. → Nigishima Station 13 Nigishima-toge Okamizaka-toge Pass Approx. 4.6Kｍ,3hrs. From Nigishima Station to Atashika Station Nigishima Station → 0.6Km 25mins. → Starting Point (Junction of Route 311) → 0.8Km 50mins. → Nigishima-toge Pass → 0.6Km 30mins.- → Okamizaka toge Pass → 1.6Km 1hr. → Starting Point (Atashika) → 1.0Kmmins. → 15 Atashika Station 14 Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route Approx. 4Kｍ,1hr. and 30mins. From Atashika Station to Hadasu Station Atashika Station → 2.5Km 50mins. → Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route（World heritage part）→ 0.3Km 10mins. → Hadasu-jinjya Shrine → 1.2Km 30mins. → Hadasu Station

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Access by Train Approx. 1hr. and 10mins. by Kintetsu Limited Express Tokyo Station Nagoya Station M Approx. 1hr. and 45mins. by Approx. 1hr. and 15mins. by a t JR Shinkansen（Nozomi） JR Limited Express（Wide View Nanki）s u

Kyoto Station s Kii-nagashima Station Owase Station Shingu Station

a Kumanoshi Station Approx. 1hr. Approx. 20mins. Approx. 30mins. Approx. 20mins. Approx. 1hr. and 50mins. by Kintetsu Limited Express k

a by JR Limited Express by JR Limited Express by JR Limited Express by JR Limited Express

Osaka-Nanba Station t （Wide View Nanki）（Wide View Nanki）（Wide View Nanki）（Wide View Nanki） Approx. 1hr. and 30mins. by Kintetsu Limited Express a t i o

Approx. 13mins. by Kintetsu Limited Express n Iseshi Station Approx. 23mins. by JR Rapid Train（Mie）

Access by Bus Omiya,

Ikebukuro Approx. 8hrs. by Mie Kotsu or Seibu Bus Expressway Bus（one overnight bus per day） K i i - n a g a

Nagoya s Owase Kumano h Approx. 40mins. Approx. 30mins. Approx. 2hrs. and 30mins. by Mie Kotsu Nagoya-Nanki Expressway Bus i m a Tsu and Matsusaka Approx. 1hr. and 40mins. by Mie Kotsu Nanki Expressway Bus

Access by Car Nagoya Kameyama Jct Approx. 40mins. via Higashi-meihan Expressway Approx. 40mins. via Ise ExpresswayS e i w

Kyoto Kusatsu Jct Kameyama Jct a Kii-nagashima IC Miyama IC Owase-kita IC Owase-minami IC Kumano-Odomari IC Shingu City

Approx. 20mins. Approx. 45mins. Approx. 40mins.- t via Meishin Expressway via Shin-meishin Expressway via Ise Expresswaya Approx. 30mins. Approx. 15mins. Approx. 8mins. Approx. 10mins. Approx. 20mins. Approx. 40mins. k

i via Kisei Expressway via Kisei Expresswayvia Kisei Expresswayvia Route 42 via Kumano-Owase Road via Route 42

Osaka Tenri IC Ise-Seki IC J Approx. 30mins. Approx. 1hr. and 10mins. Approx. 30mins.c t via Nishi-meihan Expressway via Meihan National road via Ise Expressway

Iseshi area Approx. 20mins. via Ise Expressway For up-to-date information and furtherthe details, following please contact