Why this ride
From Kumano it runs 110 km to Kumano; allow about 1 h 25 of riding. The stops in between: Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the and back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I and Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 110 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 25
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I
The Iseji is the eastern branch of the old pilgrimage roads to the three great Kumano shrines, running down the coast of the Kii Peninsula from the Grand Shrines of Ise to Kumano. For centuries, pilgrims followed it through forests and over passes, and stretches of its stone paving still survive in the hills, laid to keep the path usable in one of the rainiest parts of Japan. Owase, a little up the coast, regularly ranks among the wettest towns in the country, and the moss on the stones and the dripping cedar forests show it. The Iseji forms part of the UNESCO listing of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
Read the complete Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I is where the day begins. Next is Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha.
2. Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Shingū sits where the Kumano River meets the Pacific, and Hayatama Taisha stands in the middle of the town, a vermilion shrine among tall trees, so close to the ordinary streets that it feels like part of daily life. It is one of the three grand shrines of Kumano, and the legend of its founding is tied to a great rock above the town, Gotobiki-iwa, where the deity is said to have descended before moving to the shrine below. The rock is reached by a steep stone stairway through the woods and the view from it is wide and quiet.
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Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha comes up about 21 km into the recorded legs. Next is Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the.
3. Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the
The Kumano Kodō, the ancient pilgrimage routes, link it with two other great shrines, Hayatama in Shingū and Nachi with its tall waterfall, and with the sacred mountains of Kōyasan and Yoshino further north. UNESCO listed the whole network in 2004 as one of only two pilgrimage routes on its register, the other being the road to Santiago de Compostela.
Read the complete Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 55 km into the recorded legs you reach Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the. Next is back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha.
4. back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha, late in the day. Next is Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I.
5. Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I to Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I → Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha to Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the
Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha → Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the to back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the → back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha to Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I
back through Kumano Sanzan - Kumano Hayatama Taisha → Pilgrimage Routes - Kumano Sankeimichi - I is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.