Nature 2023.09.28 Autumn is sea-of-clouds season: Five Kansai spots from classics to hidden gems Have you ever seen unkai—a sea of clouds? It’s so beautiful it can leave you speechless. A sea of clouds is a scen...
Kumano Kodo 2023.09.20 While the Kumano Kodo is well recognised, it was found that 85% of people have never visited it [survey report]. Nihon Unist, which operates SEN.RETREAT, conducted a survey of 550 people on their awareness, image and experience...
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...
model course 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...