Itinerary: Tokyo: 5 days Noboribetsu (Hokkaido): 2 days Hakodate (Hokkaido): 2 days Nikko: 4 days Kamakura: 4 days Kawaguchiko (Mount Fuji): 3 days Hiroshima: 1 day Yakushima: 4 days Osaka: 2 days Koyasan: 4 days Tanabe and Yunomine (Kumano Kodo … Continued
I didn’t visit much of the Kyoto sightseeing during the four days that I spent there… maybe because it was the last stop od a 40 days trip in Japan, and felt that there will not be many surprises… maybe … Continued
Osaka was a short stopover on the way from the far distant south Yakushima to the sacred mountains of Koyasan. But despite the only two nights spent in Osaka, the second biggest city in Japan, there was time to feel … Continued
TheYunomine Onsen is an integral part of the over 1000-year-old Kumano pilgrimage tradition, but in fact, this hot spring with its medicinal properties was found much earlier. Pilgrims performed hot water purification rituals in these piping hot mineral waters after … Continued
From Yunomine to Tanabe: You can start the day early from Yunomine and catch the first bus at 6:13 that drop you at Tabane at 8:00. It costs 1980 ¥… 6:13 is quite early but if you don’t want to … Continued
The Kumano Kodo is and ancient pilgrimage trails, with more than 1000 years, that link the three main shrines in Kii Peninsula: Hongu Taisha, Nachi Taisha and Hayatama Taisha, that since 2004 are classified as World Heritage by UNESCO as … Continued
From Koyasan to Tanabe: Just to make it clear: Tanabe is the name of the city, but Kii-Tanabe is the name of the train station, as there is another station in Japan with the same name. Many places in this … Continued