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Day 21 of 27 · Hongu · The Offbeat Archipelago: Hidden Valleys, Wild Coasts & Sacred Peaks

Day 21 — Kumano Kodo Hongu Trails

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An active day at your base in Hongu, with no driving and little free time.

Kumano Kodo Hongu Trails
Kumano Hongu-Taisha Shrine is the Head Shrine of over 3,000 Kumano-jinjas in Japan and is one of the Three Great Kumano Shrines. Hongutaisha was originally directly adjacent to the confluence of three rivers the Kumano, © photographed on 24 September 2006 by Tim Notari from Tanabe-Shi Wakayama-Ken, Japan — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 12 · Hongu · Japan

We sleep in Hongu, 300 m from the place visited

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days 19 and 21 3 nights 2 h 52 on the road214 kmclimate to watch

Interest of the place — culture 20. Based on: place of worship; place of worship reached from the stage (Hongu Taisha).

programme
4 h 30

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Strolling around the giant Oyunohara Torii gate

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