Culture Nachi-no-Ogi Fire Festival 2025 Tom Roseveare The Nachi Fire Festival, or Nachi-no-Ogi Matsuri, is a vibrant and historic event held annually on July 14th at the Kumano Na...
Culture KOYA SAN Alessio Pompeo The Koya San, founded by the monk Kukai, is a place of spirituality and beauty. It offers amazing experiences such as visitin...
Culture Wakayama’s Kumano Sanzan Arlene Bastion The Kumano Taisha are dedicated to nature worship, with the splendour of their shrines made more compelling thanks to the bea...
Culture Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival 2025 Alena Eckelmann The spring festival at the Hongu Taisha from April 13th to 15th each year gets absolutely everyone in Hongu Town to participa...
Culture Kitsumoto Jinja - The "Mandarin" Shrine Alena Eckelmann The Shinto God of Mandarins is worshipped at Kitsumoto Shrine located in Kainan City. This is near the mikan orchards of Arid...
6 Culture Ise-ji Road of the Kumano Kodo Lily The “Kumano Kodo” pilgrimage road, located in Owase city, Mie prefecture, had been used by many people since the Edo Period. ...
Culture The Sweet Soul of Wakayama Mandy Bartok A journey through the trails, guesthouses, temples and shrines of Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture. Our guide gives you the ...
Culture The Home of the Sanada Clan Gary Luscombe Kudoyama is a fascinating and historical little town that marks the entrance to Koyasan. The few visitors that do stop here d...
7 Culture Kumano Kodo in Mie Lily The Magose-toge Pass is part of the Kumano Kodo in Owase City, Mie Prefecture and consists of 6 roads. As a part of the Sacre...
Culture Tea Harvest in Kumano Alena Eckelmann Living in a village near Hongu on the the Kumano Kodo trail, I have watched my neighbors pick tea leaves from the tea bushes ...
