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The Kami Kaido is an ancient road that spans from the center of Nara City to the small city of

Ise Honkaido 3: Minami Ikoma to Nara

After passing through the Ikoma Mountain Chain, we finally entered Nara Prefecture and walked to the Kintestsu Minami Ikoma Station.

After leaving Hiraoka Shrine, the Ise Honkaido crosses the Kuragari Pass on Mt. Ikoma, before going into Nara Prefecture. This

Starting from Osaka, Ise Honkaido is 170km long kaido, or old road to Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture. Around

After walking from Osaka city for more than 100km, we have at long last reached the final section of the

Leaving Gobo, we head towards south Wakayama, commonly called Nanki. This time we walked from Gobo to Kirime for 20km.

The Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage is an ancient, sacred pilgrimage that takes travelers to some of the most important shrines in

Since beginning our journey on the Kumano Kodo Kiiji Trail in Osaka, we’ve reached just about the halfway point. Today,