Kumano Kodo Iseji Route
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Kumano Kodo Iseji Route
Br E F oTc rn a hau ngç kre lia gfr sish eate e ui te 熊野古道 Kumano Kodo Iseji Route 伊勢路 ― Pilgrimage to Holy Sanctuaries through the Paths of Prayer Mie Prefecture World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Mie Prefecture Iseji Route Osaka Prefecture Taki Town 1 Tamaki Town Ise-jingu Shrine Nara Prefecture Yoshinoyama Koyasan Choishi-michi Takihara-no-miya Shrine Sacred Site (Yoshino and Omine) Sacred Site (Koyasan) Niutsuhime-jinja 2 Kinpusen-ji Yoshimizu-jinja Yoshino Mikumari-jinja Kinpu-jinja Jison-in Niukanshofu-jinja Odai Town 6 Mizugamine Kohechi Route Owase City Kumano Kodo Center 8 Miura-toge Pass Totsukawa Onsen 18 Wakayama Prefecture Hatenashi-toge Pass Maruyama Senmaida 10 Kumano City 13 Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine Meki-toge Pass 2 Misesaka-toge Pass 3 Nisaka-toge Pass 4 Tsuzurato-toge Pass 5 Ikkoku-toge Pass, Hirakata-toge Pass and Kumagaya-michi 7 Magose-toge Pass (on page 4) 8 Crossing Mt.Yakiyama 9 Miki-toge Pass and Hago-toge Pass 10 Sonejirozaka-Tarozaka Slope 11 Nigishima-toge Pass and Okamizaka-toge Pass Nachi Primeval Forest 12 Hadasu-no-michi Seiganto-ji 13 Obuki-toge Pass 14 Kannon-michi 15 Matsumoto-toge Pass (on page 5) 16 Yokogaki-toge Pass 17 Fuden-toge Pass 18 Tori-toge Pass 19 Hamakaido Road 20 Kumano River 17 16 Gyuba-doji Takahara Kumano-jinja Mihama Town Kumano Hongu-taisha Shrine Tanabe City Sacred Site (Kumano Sanzan) Nachi-no-Otaki Falls Tonda-zaka Slope Ago-no-Watashi remains Hotoke-zaka Slope Susami Town Nagai-zaka Slope 20 Kiho Town Shingu City Nachi-Katsuura Town 15 19 Shichiri-mihama Beach Kumano Hayatama-taisha Shrine Fudarakusan-ji Kumano Nachi-taisha Shrine Ohechi Route Kushimoto Town Hashikui-iwa ※Note: not all the passes, paths, etc. shown here are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. 2 1 Hajikami-toge Pass Nakahechi Route Kareki-nada Sea 14 12 9 11 Introduction of the Kumano Kodo Iseji Route 6 Hosshinmon-oji Shirahama Town 5 7 Obako-toge Pass Takijiri-oji 3 Kihoku Town Omine Okugake-michi Kongobu-ji Taiki Town 4 Ominesan-ji Ise City There are three sacred sites, namely the“Kumano Sanzan (Three Grand Shrines of Kumano),” “Koyasan”and“Yoshino and Omine,”in the Kii Mountain Range located roughly in the center of Japan, and different types of religion, such as Shinto based on nature worship, Buddhism introduced from China and developed in a unique way in Japan and Shugendo spread as a mixture of Shinto and Buddhism, have been fostered there. In July 2004, the three sacred sites and the pilgrimage routes connecting them as well as their traditional cultures developed in harmony between nature and human beings over time were finally recognized by UNESCO as shared properties of all humankind and registered on its World Heritage List as“Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.” e “Kumano Kodo” as the Paths of Prayer that lead to Kumano Sanzan Kumano Sanzan, which is known as one of the sacred sites in the Kii Mountain Range, consists of three grand shrines of Kumano, namely Kumano Hongu-taisha Shrine, Kumano Hayatama-taisha Shrine and Kumano Nachi-taisha Shrine. The origins of those shrines have something to do with nature worship respectively, but they came to enshrine the same deities called Kumano Sansho Gongen, which have been widely venerated by the public. Since ancient times, many people have made a pilgrimage to Kumano Sanzan from all over Japan, and the major pilgrimage routes, such as the Nakahechi Route from Tanabe to those shrines (through mountains), the Ohechi Route along the coast, the Kohechi Route connecting Koyasan and those shrines and the Iseji Route from Ise-jingu Shrine to those shrines, have been gradually formed as a result. The pilgrimage routes connecting those shrines and many different places are generally known as the Kumano Kodo. Kumano Hongu-taisha Shrine “Kumano Kodo Iseji Route” as the Path to Connect the Two Major Sacred Sites The Kumano Kodo Iseji Route is the path to connect Kumano Sanzan (Three Grand Shrines of Kumano) and Ise-jingu Shrine that is a very special sacred site for Japanese people. As the old proverb Seven times to Ise, three times to Kumano says, people in the Edo Period (1603 to 1868) generally had a strong desire to visit them in their lifetime. It is said that pilgrims in pilgrimage costume crossed a lot of steep mountains to get to Kumano to give a prayer to the deities enshrined there after they had visited Ise-jingu Shrine. Today, you can still enjoy the traditional landscapes and feel the rich history and culture of each area along the Kumano Kodo Iseji Route. Kumano Hayatama-taisha Shrine Kumano Nachi-taisha Shrine 3 Stone-paved path on the Magose-toge Pass 馬越峠 Magose-toge Pass Location: Kihoku Town and Owase City, Mie Prefecture Walking route: approx. 7 km (approx. 3 hours on foot) Uotobikei Ravine Starting point for crossing the Magose-toge Pass Home of Tanemaki Gonbei Aiga Station Choshi River sw res Ex p ei Mt. Binshiyama (599m) 1 Milestone Magose-toge Pass (325 m above sea level) Kis B Washige 42 ay Camp inn Miyama (bus stop of origin) 2 The Magose-toge Pass is a very popular site on the Iseji Route since it is relatively easy to cross. Its stone-paved stone paved path and forest of hinoki (Japanese cypress) are definitely worth seeing because they are said to be the most beautiful part of the Kumano Kodo. Must-See Sites Roadside P Station Miyama Kihoku Town Haiku Monument of Karyoentoitsu A Mt. Tengurasan Sakura Jizo (522m) Magose Park 3 Owase City P 42 Owase-Kita IC Owase Station Owase Bay P Owase City Hall Walking route Kumano Kodo Owase Port ((Area registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List) P Parking lot Restroom (toilet) Owase Fish Market Ototo 1 Yonaki Jizo Jizo is a guardian deity of children. The statue of Jizo enshrined here is believed to have mystical power to prevent children from crying at night. 2 Stone-paved path The path here is paved with heavy natural stones as if they were lying over one another. Scenic Sites Mt. Tengurasan A (30 minutes from the Magose-toge Pass) Climbing the ladder on the top of the mountain, you can fully enjoy a panoramic view of Owase City and the mountains around. Mt. Binshiyama B (120 minutes from the Magose-toge Pass) You can fully enjoy fantastic scenery from the huge rock that is located on the top of the mountain and looks like the back of an elephant! 3 Magose-fudoson This small temple, which enshrines the Buddhist deity Fudo Myo-o and the founder of Shugendo En-no-Gyoja, is situated right by a beautiful waterfall with a height of about 20 meters. Forest of Owase Hinoki (one of the Three Most Beautiful Artificial Forests in Japan) The forest of Owase Hinoki (Japanese cypress in Owase) looks magical with a thick bunch of tall dark-green trees and sunlight filtering through their leaves. ist Tour e it S s nd Arou Choshi River and Uotobikei Ravine The Choshi River is a river with remarkably clear water. The Uotobikei Ravine, which has a natural stone slide with a height of 3 meters, is located upstream of the river. 4 Camp inn Miyama Owase Fish Market Ototo Camp inn Miyama is a camping site situated along the Choshi River. You can enjoy a barbecue, play at the riverside and refresh yourself in the middle of nature! This fish market sells fresh fish at reasonable prices! You can see different types of fish from day to day. There are also a restaurant and a local product booth in the market. Shichiri-mihama Beach seen from the arbor 松本峠 Matsumoto-toge Pass Location: Kumano City, Mie Prefecture Walking route: approx. 5 km (approx. 2 hours on foot) P Odomari Station 311 Kumano Odomari IC Starting 登り口point for crossing the Matsumoto-toge Pass It is easy even for beginners of mountain climbing to cross the Matsumoto-toge Pass since it is located at a relatively low altitude. You can surely enjoy walking along the pass with a beautiful stone-paved path surrounded by bamboo forest. Odomari Swimming Beach P Must-See Sites 1 2 Matsumoto-toge Pass (135 m above sea level) Walking trail Arbor Oniga-jo Center P B A Oniga-jo Kinan Tour Design Center 42 P Kumanoshi Station P (Area registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List) path Constructed 1 Stone-paved in the Edo Period Kumano Sea P Shishiiwa (listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List) World Heritage According to legend, this statue of Jizo, a guardian deity of children, was wrongly shot by a sharp shooter because he mistook it for a specter. You can still see a scar in the lower left part of the statue. World Heritage P Hana-no-Iwaya shrine (listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List) Otsuna Chaya Shichiri- 4 m 42 ihama (Area re gistered Beach on th UNESCO World Her e itage Li st) 3 This stair-like stone-paved path was constructed back in the Edo Period (1603 to 1868), and its sides are reinforced with well-built stone walls. 2 Jizo of the Matsumoto-toge Pass Kumano Great Fireworks Display Annually held on August 17 Note: this event is postponed to a later date in case of rain or high waves. Walking route Kumano Kodo (Area registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List) Arii Station P Parking lot Restroom (toilet) 3 Shishiiwa The Shishiiwa (literally Lion Rock ) is a huge uniquely-shaped rock with a height of 25 meters. It looks like a lion roaring at the Kumano Sea. 4 Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine Hana-no-Iwaya Shrine is the tomb of Izanami-no-Mikoto known as the mother of Japanese deities. It is also said to be the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. Scenic Sites ist Tour Sites nd Arou World Heritage Kinan Tour Design Center Otsuna Chaya Tourists can take a rest free of charge at this center. It also plans courses and tours to provide them with an opportunity to feel the nature and culture of this area. Otsuna Chaya is a shopping and restaurant complex that offers Hana-no-Iwaya-related products as well as delicious local specialties. You can also visit the Hana-no-Iwaya shrine Museum located on the same site. A Oniga-jo Oniga-jo (literally Demon s Castle ), which extends for a distance of about 1.2 kilometers along the coast, consists of uniquely-shaped rocks created by wave erosion and rapid ground uplift. B Oni-no-Miharashidai Lookout It takes about 35 minutes from the Matsumoto-toge Pass to this lookout, where you can fully enjoy a panoramic view of the Kumano Sea for refreshment. 5 Other Must-See Sites on the Kumano Kodo Iseji Route Besides the Magose-toge and Matsumoto-toge Passes, there are also many other recommended sites on the Kumano Kodo Iseji Route. Please be sure to visit them as well. Kumano River and Sandanbo Crossing Mt.Yakiyama Tsuzurato-toge Pass The Kumano River has been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a pilgrimage route through water. Sandanbo sail elegantly on the river before the wind. You can definitely have a very comfortable time enjoying the magnificent scenery around the river. It used to be said that Mt.Yakiyama was the hardest place to cross in western Japan. This mountain has a lot of steep slopes, but is blessed with a beautiful stone-paved path, many historic sites and gorgeous scenery. Tsuzurato means a zigzag course. As indicated by the name, the Tsuzurato-toge Pass with a well-preserved stone-paved path reinforced with sturdy stone walls has a number of consecutive curves. (Course ⑳on page 2) (Course ⑧on page 2) Information to Support Your Trip As a Base for Your Trip (Course ④on page 2) Multilingual audio guide (English, Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean and French) Kumano Kodo Center has prepared a multilingual audio guide for use within the center. Mie Prefecture Kumano Kodo Center Mie Prefecture Kumano Kodo Center provides a lot of useful information to help you learn more about the Kumano Kodo. The building of the center, which was constructed using 6,549 trees of Owase Hinoki (Japanese cypress in Owase), has an air of elegance and dignity and gives visitors a deep impression because of its beautiful grain. It exhibits objects and documents related to the history, nature and culture of the Kumano Kodo and its surroundings. Besides, it also plays the role of a communication and learning site for visitors to the Kumano Kodo as well as local residents of this area. To the Magose-toge Pass Address 12-4 Mukai, Owse City, Mie Prefecture, 519-3625, Japan Contact information 0597-25-2666 Access Approx. 12 minutes from Owase-Eki (Owase Station) Bus Stop by Fureai Bus for Kii-Matsumoto or approx. 8 minutes from the Owase-Eki-Guchi bus stop by Mie Kotsu Nanki Expressway Bus for Kumano Kodo Center Note: please get off at Kumano-Kodo-Center-Mae (Kumano Kodo Center) Bus Stop. Owase Station Owase Port Owase City Hall Owase City Culture Hall Thermal power plant Owase General Hospital 42 U R L http://www.kumanokodocenter. Mie Prefecture Kumano Kodo Center JR ain ei M Kis L ine com/index.html Located next to Kumano Kodo Center Yume Kodo Owase Yume Kodo Owase is a shopping and restaurant complex with a restaurant serving buffet lunches made by local mothers and a kominka (traditional house) cafe. Besides, it also has souvenir shop as well as very unusual bathing facilities using deep-sea water. Please be sure to visit it to heal your body if you are tired after crossing a pass on foot. Kumano Kodo Iseji Navigator You can gain information on the Kumano Kodo Routes as well as other tourist sites using Google Maps. U R L http://www.kodo.pref.mie.lg.jp/navi/index.html 6 Mie Travel Guide Please visit the following website for detailed information on accommodation, etc. U R L http://www.kankomie.or.jp/ n tatio ra S neu Oso Attractive Foods to Make Your Trip More Enjoyable The area around the Kumano Kodo is filled with attractiveness thanks to its great nature, delicious foods, traditional craft products, onsen (hot springs), etc. Bowl of rice topped with fresh Seafood This area is famous for its fishing industry since it is blessed with fertile fishing grounds because of the Kuroshio Current! A wide variety of fish are caught and landed. Rice bowls topped with sliced fresh raw fish come highly recommended. Owase Wappa This handmade wooden box, which is made of high-quality Owase Hinoki (Japanese cypress in Owase), is a traditional lacquered product to represent this area. It is best used as a lunch box. Mandarin Oranges Kumano Chicken In this area, you can enjoy different types of mandarin oranges throughout the year. The oranges grown here taste incredibly sweet because of the mild weather and sea breezes of the area. Kumano Chickens are raised very carefully in the great nature of Kumano. Their meat is moderately tough and rich in flavor. Onsen Onsen (hot springs) can heal your body if you are tired after crossing a pass on foot. You can enjoy different health benefits since the nature of water differs depending on the onsen resort. Himono(Dried Fish) Mehari Sushi Sanma Sushi(Saury Sushi) Fresh fish are dried to be sold as processed food. They become richer in taste and more non-perishable after they are dried. Mehari sushi is a large rice ball rolled in lightly-pickled takana leaves. It is generally believed that the origin of its name can be traced back to a Japanese word meaning eye-opening. That means people cannot help but open their eyes wide because they are very surprised by its size and fine flavor. Sanma sushi consists of lightly-pressed pieces of sushi rice topped with saury slices pickled with salt. This sushi is very easy to eat because of its firm-textured and odorless saury slices. Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park This park is a major base for educational activities for the protection of endangered sea turtles. You can learn about sea turtles in detail at the museum of the park as well as at the sea turtle pools where you can enjoy closeness with real sea turtles. Maruyama Senmaida Along the Tori-toge Pass located to the west of the Matsumoto-toge Pass, there are thousands of tanada (rice terraces) known as Maruyama Senmaida on the slope of a mountain, which are said to be the most beautiful rice fields in Japan. You can see beautifully-shining rice fields throughout the months of May and June where they are filled with water for rice planting. 7 養老 JCT 米原 JCT ACCESS MAP Lake Biwa id ka To 370 ay hw Hig an dK eih on Sec 168 371 480 169 425 Owase-Minami IC 169 42 309 169 Hanwa Expressway Kumano-Odomari IC 311 Kii-Tanabe Nanki-Shirahama Airport 311 ei Kumano Hayatama-taisha Shrine Exp Kumano Nachi-taisha Shrine res sw ay rr Fe Iseshi Toba 165 y Cape Irago Second Ise Road Ise-jingu Shrine Japan Kashikojima 260 Tokyo Kii-Nagashima Mie Prefecture Ama Divers of Ise-Shima Kumano-Owase Road Matsumoto-toge Pass Kumano Kodo Iseji Route Main national/prefectural road Expressway (dotted line: scheduled for construction) Kumano Sea Shingu-Minami IC Nanki-Shirahama IC Nachi-Katsuura IC K is Ise Bay Kumanoshi Kumano Hongu-taisha Shrine 168 To Tokyo Atsumi Peninsula Miyama IC Owase 311 Lake Hamanako Chita Peninsula Ise Expressway Kii-Nagashima IC Magose-toge Pass at bo Ise-Nishi IC Ise IC 422 Owase-Kita IC Nanki-Tanabe IC 23 Kumano Kodo Iseji Route Gokurakubashi Koyasan Matsusaka y wa Wakayama Keinawa Expressway d Ise-Nakagawa Yoshino and Omine Kisei Expressway Hashimoto ee -sp Tsu-Nagisamachi Port 42 368 Taki Seiwa-Taki JCT 166 Yoshino 165 Mie Prefecture Iga Ninja gh Hi Tsu IC Tsu Iga-Kanbe Meihan National Route 306 ay 24 Izumisano JCT Kinokawa IC 163 Toyota JCT sw Kinki Expressway Seki JCT Toyota-Higashi JCT essway gan Expr Chubu Centrair International Airport 1 Kameyama 23 Tsuge 25 Tenri IC Koriyama24 Shimotsumichi JCT Yamato-Yagi Gose-Minami IC 170 Gojo-Kita IC 1 Kameyama JCT e Ise-Wan ess xpr Kansai International Airport Li n Iga-Ueno Nara Matsubara JCT Nishi-Meihan Expressway u s s wa y Uenoshi 163 Kizu IC Osaka Bay ts 422 Joyo IC Second Hanna Road Osaka-Nanba Expre Nagoya-Minami 23 JCT es pr Osaka sa Tokai-Kanjo Expressway ay ei E Shin-Osaka Yokkaichi Suzuka Circuit Ku Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 422 JCT ss w Ex ay Sanyo Shinkansen Kobe Keiji Bypass shi- M x p re ei Osaka International Airport Expressw Higa nE eiha om n-T Chugoku eishin Nagoya-Nishi JCT Nagoya n m To Kobe JCT To Okayama JCT Kusatsu JCT Shin-M Meishin Expressway To Ochiai JCT S se Shi Kyoto o n ka hin 岐阜羽島 IC Private railroad Shingu Shinkansen JR(Japan Railway) Nachi-Katsuura Road Port Kii-Katsuura Airport Susami-Minami IC Kushimoto Access by Train Approx. 1 hour 45 minutes by JR Shinkansen (Nozomi) Kyoto Station Osaka-Nanba Station Nagoya Station Approx. 1 hour 10 minutes by Kintetsu Limited Express Approx. 1 hour 15 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Approx. 1 hour 50 minutes by Kintetsu Limited Express Approx. 1 hour 30 minutes by Kintetsu Limited Express Approx. 13 minutes by Kintetsu Limited Express Iseshi Station Approx. 23 minutes by JR Rapid Train (Mie) Matsusaka Station Tokyo Station Kii-Nagashima Station Approx. 1 hour by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Owase Station Approx. 20 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Approx. 30 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Kumanoshi Station Approx. 20 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Shingu Station Access by Car Nagoya Kyoto Osaka Approx. 40 minutes via Higashi-Meihan Expressway Approx. 20 minutes via Meishin Expressway Approx. 30 minutes via Nishi-Meihan Expressway Ise area Kusatsu JCT Approx. 45 minutes via Shin-Meishin Expressway Tenri IC Approx. 1 hour 10 minutes via Meihan National Route Kameyama JCT Kameyama JCT Ise-Seki IC Approx. 40 minutes via Ise Expressway Approx. 40 minutes via Ise Expressway Seiwa-Taki JCT Kii-Nagashima IC Approx. 30 minutes via Kisei Expressway Approx. 30 minutes via Ise Expressway Miyama IC Owase-Kita IC Approx. 15 minutes Approx. 8 minutes via Kisei Expressway via Kisei Expressway Owase-Minami IC Kumano-Odomari IC Approx. 10 minutes Approx. 20 minutes via Route 42 via Kumano-Owase Road Shingu City Approx. 40 minutes via Route 42 Approx. 20 minutes via Ise Expressway Access by Bus Omiya, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Yokohama Nagoya Tsu and Matsusaka Approx. 8 hours by Mie Kotsu or Seibu Bus Expressway Bus (one overnight bus per day) Kii-Nagashima Approx. 40 minutes Kii-Nagashima Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes by Mie Kotsu Nagoya-Nanki Expressway Bus Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes by Mie Kotsu Kumano Kodo Shuttle Bus (one bus per day, reservation required) Kii-Nagashima Approx. 1 hour 40 minutes by Mie Kotsu Nanki Expressway Bus Owase Approx. 40 minutes Approx. 30 minutes Kumano Approx. 40 minutes Access by Air Your area Chubu Centrair International Airport Approx. 45 minutes by Tsu Airport Line Boat The access information shown here is as of November 2015. Please see it when you travel. Publisher Tsu-Nagisamachi Port Approx. 10 minutes by Mie Kotsu Bus Approx. 10 minutes via Prefectural Road Tsu Station Tsu IC Approx. 1 hour 20 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Seiwa-Taki JCT Approx. 20 minutes via Ise Expressway Kii-Nagashima Station Approx. 20 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Kii-Nagashima IC Approx. 30 minutes via Kisei Expressway Miyama IC Owase Station Approx. 30 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Owase-Kita IC Approx. 15 minutes Approx. 8 minutes via Kisei Expressway via Kisei Expressway Kumanoshi Station Owase-Minami IC Approx. 10 minutes via Route 42 Approx. 20 minutes by JR Limited Express (Wide View Nanki) Kumano-Odomari IC Approx. 20 minutes via Kumano-Owase Road Shingu Station Shingu City Approx. 40 minutes via Route 42 Higashi-Kishu Promotion Division, Mie Prefecture URL: http://www.kodo.pref.mie.lg.jp/ Mail: [email protected] Published in December 2015 浜松
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