Explore Japan’s Distinctive Spiritual Landscape: Kumano Kodo Known for 1,000-Year-Old Pilgrimage Routes and UNESCO World Heritage Status For more than a thousand years, people from all walks of life, including emperors and aristocrats, have taken the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes on foot to participate in mountain worship. The paths, which run through the mountains of … Continue reading Kumano Kodo (熊野古道): A Premier Network of Pilgrimage Trails in the Southern Kansai Region, One of the World’s Spiritual Gems