Hiking the KUMANO KODO in JAPAN | NAKAHECHI ROUTE | PART ONE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Do you like looking at food, nature, and critters? Well, buckle up, because this one's for you. In this video, part one of two, we are hiking the Kumano Kodo in Japan on the Nakahechi trail from Takijiri to Kumano Hongu Taisha. PLUS we become dual pilgrims of both the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) and the Kumano Kodo, and we stay in a ryokan in Yunomine Onsen.
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Kodo Taiko Stomp Percussion - Akashic Records
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Funky Jungle Beat - Akashic Records
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80 Days - Water Mirrors
I Could Stay Forever - Joe E. Lee
Zen Yoga Relaxation - Akashic Records
Greeted in Osaka - Sight of Wonders
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とても素晴らしい😊日本🇯🇵から
Thank you for coming to Japan!😊
Thank you! We loved our time there!
Thank you for sharing your hike Liz, very helpful for someone like me who has been thinking about it for a long time :). Your video showing the trail and the terrain helped with my mental block of 'what to expect'. Would you say it is a well-marked trail? I am geographically challenged ;-) . Did you pre-book your accommodations and if yes, which website you used to book those? Last, language barrier, what was your experience?
I’m so happy to hear you found some value in the video! I really enjoyed putting it together 😀
I can only speak to the Nakahechi route, but the signage was excellent. There’s a marker every half kilometer, and it’s well traveled and well groomed, so if by some happenstance you ended up off the trail, it wouldn’t take long to realize it. There are also plenty of signs that say “Kumano Kodo” or “NOT Kumano Kodo.” The maps from Tanabe Tourism were also extremely handy to have along.
We did prebook our accommodations, and that is what is recommended for this trail due to limited availability and cultural politeness. We used the Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau website to pre-book our accommodations and meals and were really happy with our experience going through them.
Most people spoke limited English or no English, and if you have a language translator on your phone it can be very handy. And hiking from Hongu to Nachi some of the signs were only in Japanese, so we used our Google Translate app to read them.
Good luck with your planning!! 😀
@@runawaywithliz Thank you so much for your detailed response, Liz😃. Really appreciate it. This gives me more confidence to do it solo. I have done the Camino De Santiago solo and was able to do it because of very well-marked routes. I had Google Translator in Spain too, it is very handy. As I start to plan, I may ping back with further questions. Keep Vlogging and keep sharing your adventures. 💞
Excellent～😻ﾆｬ~
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
熊野古道を実際に歩いて戴きまして有りがとう！旅館の体験も良かったですね！浴衣がお似合いでした！！
Thank you! The yukata was so comfy, I wish all hotels offered them!
日本語ですいません。
熊野古道は日本人でもチャレンジするのは覚悟が必要です！
楽しい動画をありがとう(^^)
Thank you, I'm happy you enjoyed it! It really was challenging, but we also had a great time too!! It's a beautiful trail.
We are doing the Nakahechi route in July. What time of yr did you guys do this? Also, how many days in total did you do it? We have 4 full days to do it, trying to include a night in an onsen. Thanks in advance! Helpful vid, btw😁
Hello! We hiked it at the very beginning of October. We took 5 nights to do it. But our first day was only around 5k/3 miles, so if we'd stayed in Kii-Tanabe rather than Osaka I think it could have been done in 4 nights!
I am goiing to solo trek the same trail but in reverse next month. It will be cold, but hopefully dry. You seemed to have ascents and descents--any tips or concerns knowing I'll be starting in Hongu and routing east to west? Thanks for sharing your video.
How awesome! I hope it stays dry for you too! I'm from Minnesota, so I will almost always take cold over rain! There's not much for flat stretches no matter which direction you go, I think, especially the first and last days, and your last descent into Takijiri might be a doozy! It was pretty technical...lots of rocks and roots. I'd have hiking poles and shoes/boots with good ankle support, for sure, though you probably already have those covered! I hope you have a blast! It's a cool hike!!
Wondering what the cost was for storing your luggage at that place? Thanks.
I want to say it was 1000 yen total for two bags for 6 nights, but it was definitely no more than 2000 yen. The costs vary by bag size. (It’s probably listed on the website for DAIKOKU LOCKER, but if not, if you just look it up on Google the storefront images have the bag sizes and prices.) We went with DAIKOKU not just because it was cheaper than other options we’d seen-though it was considerably cheaper-but also because when we finished the hike we could go straight to Osaka and onward to Kyoto and not have to stop in Kii-Tanabe again.
Would you mind sharing the name of the accommodations you stayed in? Huge thank you
Sure! In Takahara we stayed at Keyaki, in Chikatsuyu we stayed at Guesthouse Housen, and in Yunomine Onsen we stayed at Ryokan Adumaya.