Planning a trip to rural Japan can be such a pain, so I'm so very happy this video was useful for you! Now go out there and have the time of your life! Have fun!
Thank you for this comprehensive overview. I am in the middle of the booking process myself at the moment. The Kumano Travel website is incredibly well put together and has all the resources one needs... I was just surprised when they advised of the up to 30 days window for coming back to about your accommodation. I thought trying to book 2 months ahead was probably ok, but many venues were already fully booked so I imagine I will be told none of my applied for accommodations are available in the end and I will have to miss out on the trail this time. Some of the accommodations don't allow you to book more than 2 or 3 months in advance...so it's a bit of a Catch-22 on when to book.
Yeah, that is crazy long! While waiting for them to get back to you, we'd recommend you try altering your hiking route so your stays are in a bigger towns. This way you could check Booking and Agoda, as well as local websites and find additional accommodation options. We planned our trip kinda late and we needed to do exactly the same. Wish you luck, really❤️ this is an incredible place, I hope you get to enjoy your time there!
I do want to say that P stands for Part or maybe Point (?) but I dont know for sure. Basically, those P1, P2-P3 etc correspond to different parts of the main trail. They also are color-coded, so you can see what each section can offer in terms of distance, time to walk that specific part, elevation gain & loss. They have variety of maps on their website and those P1-P2-etc-codes are pretty useful when you try to match information from different maps :)
Ugh, leeches. Definitely not the most dangerous thing you can meet on a trail in Japan, but, I get it, they are not pleasant at all 😅🤢 I honestly didn't experience them in Kumano (and didn't even see them on the trails). We used anti insects repellent at all times (check that the list includes leeches as well). Also, I never go hiking without my thick, long socks. Mine are not necessarily anti leech, but I did see those leech protective socks on Amazon as well. Check it out! Also, there are hiking leg gaiters that you can use: they are covering your legs from the knee area down, most importantly protecting anything to get into your boots. Hope that helps! And good luck exploring the area- it is so worth it 🥰
If you want to see more beautiful nature of Kumano Kodo and hear our thoughts about hiking part of the Nakahechi trail, please watch this video: th-cam.com/video/U-wMWJWiihw/w-d-xo.html
We put in a request for one month ahead but many places are booked. It's been about one week and we have not heard back from the support team. Is anyone experiencing something similar?
What footwear do you recommend for the Nakahechi trail? I was consider doing it in leather sneakers (with some grip) as I've generally had no issues hiking in them, but does the trail require something a bit more substantial?
Good question! As a hiking nerd who is always concerned about the safety, I would say you need hiking boots. My husband takes it much easier, and he was actually hiking in sneakers, and he was perfectly fine. 🙂 The trails are generally not hard to hike, however, please note that you will most likely be hiking under the rain or after the rain (it's raining a lot there!) and the trails get wet and slippery. Stay safe and good luck!
An amazing and informative video. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Nicely done
This has been the most amazing video to help me plan a trip!!! Thankyou so much :)
Planning a trip to rural Japan can be such a pain, so I'm so very happy this video was useful for you! Now go out there and have the time of your life! Have fun!
Thank you for this comprehensive overview. I am in the middle of the booking process myself at the moment. The Kumano Travel website is incredibly well put together and has all the resources one needs... I was just surprised when they advised of the up to 30 days window for coming back to about your accommodation. I thought trying to book 2 months ahead was probably ok, but many venues were already fully booked so I imagine I will be told none of my applied for accommodations are available in the end and I will have to miss out on the trail this time. Some of the accommodations don't allow you to book more than 2 or 3 months in advance...so it's a bit of a Catch-22 on when to book.
Yeah, that is crazy long! While waiting for them to get back to you, we'd recommend you try altering your hiking route so your stays are in a bigger towns. This way you could check Booking and Agoda, as well as local websites and find additional accommodation options. We planned our trip kinda late and we needed to do exactly the same. Wish you luck, really❤️ this is an incredible place, I hope you get to enjoy your time there!
😊❤, Thank for the informations
Thank you for watching ❤️
Gracias!
You are most welcome 😊
微に入り細を穿つ解説素晴らしいです｡字幕や訳がなくてもｗとても明瞭で聞きやすいと思います｡
歩くには雨だと傘も必要だし足元も良くないですが､熊野古道は雨が良く似合うのではないでしょうか｡
小雨か小降りで少し霞が出てたりすると最高です｡
ご視聴ありがとうございます😊
同感です、小雨や霧の熊野は最高でした！！
thanks for you beautiful video. Can i know what is the colorful remark on the last column in breakdown table e.g. P.7; P.8-9?
I do want to say that P stands for Part or maybe Point (?) but I dont know for sure. Basically, those P1, P2-P3 etc correspond to different parts of the main trail. They also are color-coded, so you can see what each section can offer in terms of distance, time to walk that specific part, elevation gain & loss. They have variety of maps on their website and those P1-P2-etc-codes are pretty useful when you try to match information from different maps :)
Thank you so much, the website is so awesome. May I know if you have experience leeches and how do you overcome this? (I’m extremely fear of leeches😢)
Ugh, leeches. Definitely not the most dangerous thing you can meet on a trail in Japan, but, I get it, they are not pleasant at all 😅🤢
I honestly didn't experience them in Kumano (and didn't even see them on the trails). We used anti insects repellent at all times (check that the list includes leeches as well). Also, I never go hiking without my thick, long socks. Mine are not necessarily anti leech, but I did see those leech protective socks on Amazon as well. Check it out!
Also, there are hiking leg gaiters that you can use: they are covering your legs from the knee area down, most importantly protecting anything to get into your boots. Hope that helps! And good luck exploring the area- it is so worth it 🥰
@@LetsMeetJapan thank you so much on helping me understand and your words soothes me as you didn’t experience leeches.
If you want to see more beautiful nature of Kumano Kodo and hear our thoughts about hiking part of the Nakahechi trail, please watch this video: th-cam.com/video/U-wMWJWiihw/w-d-xo.html
We put in a request for one month ahead but many places are booked. It's been about one week and we have not heard back from the support team. Is anyone experiencing something similar?
What footwear do you recommend for the Nakahechi trail? I was consider doing it in leather sneakers (with some grip) as I've generally had no issues hiking in them, but does the trail require something a bit more substantial?
Good question! As a hiking nerd who is always concerned about the safety, I would say you need hiking boots. My husband takes it much easier, and he was actually hiking in sneakers, and he was perfectly fine. 🙂 The trails are generally not hard to hike, however, please note that you will most likely be hiking under the rain or after the rain (it's raining a lot there!) and the trails get wet and slippery. Stay safe and good luck!