Kumanoko Journal

Food

2023.09.12

The use of gibier promoted by Wakayama Prefecture｜Tasty ways of eating gibier and efforts to popularise it.

SEN.RETREAT offers a wild boar shabu-shabu hotpot every autumn and winter.The locally-caught wild boar meat is cut...

Hotel

2023.09.11

5 Pet-Friendly Stays on the Kumano Kodo

What is the Kumano Kodo?The Kumano Kodo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a network of ancient pilgrimage routes l...

Food

2023.09.01

Kumano Kodo Sweets Guide: 10 Must-Try Desserts—Cream Puffs, Cakes, Shaved Ice & More

The Kumano Kodo, a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage route, is also a famed spiritual destination. Centered in Waka...

Souvenir

2023.05.22

Okehama is an 88-year-old craftsman who handcrafts sauna buckets from 120-year-old Kishu cedar.

The Kumanoko Sauna at SEN.RETREAT TAKAHARA features a large Kishu cedar tub for a cold-water plunge after your sau...

walking

2022.12.08

Recommended for university students! Hiking the Kumano Kodo, a World Heritage Site in Wakayama

I walked the Kumano Kodo with members of my university club I am Omae, a 3rd year student of the Faculty of Touris...

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2022.09.14

Kumano Kodo in Winter: Best Hiking Routes, Sights, What to Wear & Pack

Kumano Kodo in Winter: Recommended Hiking Routes Kumano Kodo: Ise-ji Route The Kumano Kodo is a network of pilgrim...

Kumano Kodo

2022.09.08

[Kumano Kodo] 5 Best Wakayama Souvenirs You Can Only Get at the Kumano Sanzan

The Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage route spanning Wakayama, Mie, Nara, and Osaka, has been walked since the He...

family

2022.09.01

Family-Friendly Kumano Kodo: Stay Review of the Newly Opened SEN.RETREAT CHIKATSUYU

We interviewed guests who stayed at SEN.RETREAT CHIKATSUYU, a lodging that opened in 2022 along the UNESCO World H...

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2022.08.31

Discover the history of the Kumano Kodo! What are the ‘99 Oji Shrines’? Plus, recommended routes to explore.

As you walk along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes, you’ll encounter many historic sites called “Oji” or “Oji shr...