Fiery Exploring: Kumano Kodo – Standing in postcard perfection

On our last full day in the Kumano Kodo, we visited two of the three grand shrines of the Kumano Kodo: Kumano Hayatama Taisha and Kumano Nachi Taisha. We got up early in…

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Fiery Exploring: Japan – Kumano Kodo – Strolling through green hills

After waking up in beautiful sunny Kawayu Onsen, we got ready for our first long walk on the Kumano Kodo! Today we took the bus to Hosshinmon-oji and walked to…

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Fiery Exploring: Japan – starting the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage!

During high school and university I always had friends that had a super passion for Japan…they self-taught themselves the alphabets, watched every single anime that was released and had plans…

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