Japan's Kumano Kodo pilgrimage : the UNESCO World Heritage trek /: the UNESCO World Heritage trek. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kat Davis.
• Authors: Davis, Kat
• Contents: Overview mapsMap keyRoute summary tablesIntroductionHistoryJapanese spiritualityThe pilgrimage trailsDual Pilgrim statusWildlifeGroup travel or independent?Getting thereGetting aroundWhen to goAccommodationFood and drinkMoneyPost, phones and internetLanguageCultural etiquetteHiking in JapanWhat to takeLuggage transfersWaymarkingMaps and GPSStaying healthy and safeUsing this guideThe three grand shrines and KoyasanKumano Hongu TaishaKumano Hayatama TaishaKumano Nachi TaishaKoyasanHongu and surrounding areaRoute 1 Hongu loop walk (including Dainichi-goe and Akagi-goe)Nakahechi ???Route 2 Nakahechi routeStage 1 Takijiri to NonakaStage 2 Nonaka to Kumano Hongu TaishaStage 3 Kogumotori-goe route: Ukegawa to KoguchiStage 4 Ogumotori-goe route: Koguchi to Kumano Nachi TaishaKoyasan ??? - Choishimichi ???Route 3 Choishimichi routeKohechi ???Route 4 Kohechi routeStage 1 Koyasan to OmataStage 2 Omata to Miura-guchiStage 3 Miura-guchi to Yanagimoto-bashi suspension bridgeStage 4 Yanagimoto-bashi suspension bridge to Kumano Hongu TaishaIseji highlights ???Route 5 Magose-toge PassRoute 6 Matsumoto-toge PassAppendix A Facilities tablesAppendix B GlossaryAppendix C Useful contactsAppendix D Further reading
• Publisher Details: Kendal : Cicerone Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, maps
• Subjects: 796.5109521; Walking -- Japan -- Kumano Kaidō -- Guidebooks; Kumano Kaidō -- Japan -- Guidebooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783627486; 9781783627479
• Related ISBNs: 9781852849726
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