Komano Kodo - Day 2

Today we woke up and went to the main dining hall for breakfast. For breakfast, on our plates, there was a big piece of smoked fish that still had its tail on it. We weren’t completely surprised,Read more
Today we woke up and went to the main dining hall for breakfast. For breakfast, on our plates, there was a big piece of smoked fish that still had its tail on it. We weren’t completely surprised,Read more
As we have mentioned in our earlier blog posts, collecting the stamps along the Komano Kodo is both fun, but it is also important to collect all of the stamps along the route to ensure we get ourRead more
Very impressive how well maintained the paths are and then those trees. Love seeing the pictures. And congrats on the needed stamps. Well done pilgrims! Love mem
On February 28, 2020, we set out on a 6 day trek of the Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage and spiritual route in Japan. From Kyoto, we took two trains (one of which was a bullet train and travelledRead more
Today was the day the typhoon finally passed over, after days of warnings and alarm. Thankfully it passed near Tokyo, hundreds of kilometres away from us, so we weren't really ever in any danger. ButRead more
One of the highlights of our walk was the shrine of Nachi Taisha, whose elegant wooden structures are enhanced by a beautiful natural scenery. The temple complex is perched on top a hill, next to someRead more
Ha ! je mets plein de belles photos de temples, de forêts, d'aigles et tout mais celle qui te plaît c'est celle d'un train bien sûr... 😋
Ah désolée on ne se refait pas ... et puis je trouve l’effet de lumière et de reflet très joli ! Et en plus : j’aime bien plein d’autre photos mais ça manque d’un petit bouton like ;-)
Mein letzter grosser Reisetag in Japan: Kyoto -> Osaka -> Hashimoto -> Gokurakubashi (Standseilbahn) -> Koyasan Station (Bus) -> Koyasan. Dabei ca. 900 Höhenmeter überwunden.
Koyasan ist eine derRead more
Diese Ruhe kommt auch auf den Bildern rüber, echt beeindruckend und ein wunderschönes Gefühl.
Karfreitag mal anders: wir nehmen an der Morgenzeremonie im Tempel teil, zumächst unsicher wie wir uns zu verhalten haben, es fehlt ja jegliche Referenz. Wir dürfen in einem bestuhlten, beheiztenRead more
Wir nehmen den Express-Bus nach Osaka, wo wir von einer neuen Führerin in Empfang genommen werden. Auch sie hat da mal etwas vorbereitet und drückt uns sofort den Plan für die nächsten zwei TageRead more
Bus nach Ukagawa, 15km Wanderig nach Koguchi.
D Bstellig für eusi Lunchbox isch vergessen gange. Mir chönnd na so säge isch ok, mir bruched sie eh nöd würklich... wommer z Ukagawa zum BusRead more
D Easy-Variante hütt (Moderate, gemäss Guidebook):
Bus bis zum Hosshinmon-Schrein, denn 12km via Hongu Taisha (Hauptheiligtum uf dem Pilgerweg) is Onsen-Dorf Yunomine.
Super Wetter, superRead more
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Does your rain gear go over your shoes?! Neat-o!
OMG...David found the booties at a 100 yen store. They look hilarious but did keep shoes dry. I refused to wear them. Trekking with an umbrella was strange enough.
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