Hiking Archives | Kansai Odyssey

Sitting high in the mountain of south Nara Prefecture is Takatori castle. Though it no longer has its keep, it

Climbing Mount Tenpo: Kansai’s Smallest Mountain

For people in Osaka, Osaka Port is famous for the most famous aquarium in Kansai, Kaiyukan. Right next to Kaiyukan

Inari is one of the most popular gods in and outside of Japan. As the god of harvest, business, sake,

We are nearing the end of our travels on the sacred pilgrimage to Ise Grand Shrine. We’ve left the mountains

The Ise Honkaido is the sacred pilgrimage road that connects Osaka all the way to Ise Grand Shrine in Mie

The Ise Honkaido is the ancient road that connects Osaka to the sacred Ise Grand Shrine in Mie. This time,

From our starting point in Osaka City, we have faithfully followed the Ise Honkaido all the way to Haibara. In

Going over several mountain chains and stretching through mile after mile of the picturesque Japanese countryside, the Ise Honkaido is