Kumano Kodo

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Kumano Kodo is an ancient network of sacred pilgrimage trails in Japan’s Kii Peninsula, renowned for linking historic Shinto-Buddhist shrines and scenic mountain landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
pilgrimage route network
approximateLengthKm over 300
associatedWith Kumano Sanzan
Shugendo
linked to: Shugendō
connectsTo Koyasan
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Kumano Hongu Taisha
Kumano Nachi Taisha
Yoshino
conservationStatus protected cultural landscape
country Japan
flourishedAsPilgrimage from 10th century
hasRoute Iseji route
Kohechi route
Nakahechi route
Ohechi route
Omine Okugake route
linked to: Omine Okugake trail
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
intangibleHeritageAspect traditional pilgrimage practices
landscapeType coastal sections
forested
mountainous
locatedIn Honshu
Kansai region
Kii Peninsula
locatedInPrefecture Mie Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED
majorTrailhead Takijiri-oji
Tanabe
managedBy local governments of Wakayama Prefecture
notableFeature Oji subsidiary shrines along the route
hot spring villages such as Yunomine Onsen
stone-paved mountain paths
partOf Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
periodOfOrigin Heian period
recognizedAs one of only two pilgrimage routes with UNESCO status alongside Camino de Santiago
religiousTradition Buddhism
Shinto
terminus Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Kumano Hongu Taisha
Kumano Nachi Taisha
tourismActivity hiking
spiritual pilgrimage
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2004
UNESCOListingName Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
UNESCOSiteId 1142

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Kumano Sanzan pilgrimageRouteType Kumano Kodo
Kii Mountains contains Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hongu Taisha partOf Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hongu Taisha pilgrimageType Kumano Kodo
Kumano River partOf Kumano Kodo cultural landscape
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano River associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex pilgrimageRoute Kumano Kodo network (connected pilgrimage traditions)
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hayatama Taisha associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hayatama Taisha partOf Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hayatama Taisha hasPathAccess Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hayatama Taisha hasPathAccess Kumano Kodo Ohechi route
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hayatama Taisha hasPathAccess Kumano Kodo Iseji route
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Shingu tourismAttraction Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Shingu hasNearbyWorldHeritageComponent Kumano Kodo river and land pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano-nada Sea near Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Camino de Santiago hasRelatedRoute Kumano Kodo
Owase tourismAttraction Kumano Kodo Iseji route vicinity
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano knownFor Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano hasHeritage Kumano Kodo UNESCO World Heritage
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano associatedWith Kumano Kodo
Tanabe isGatewayTo Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Tanabe knownFor Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Tanabe hasAttraction Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Mount Kōya pilgrimageRoute Kumano Kodo network connection
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kohechi route partOf Kumano Kodo
Kohechi route network Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Dorokyo Gorge isPartOf Kumano travel route
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Nakahechi route partOf Kumano Kodo
Totsukawa area partOfRoute Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network (nearby sections)
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Ohechi route partOf Kumano Kodo
Ohechi route partOf Kumano Kodo coastal routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Ohechi route isRouteVariantOf Kumano Kodo main pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Iseji route partOf Kumano Kodo
Kumano Gongen associatedWith Kumano Kodō pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kii River associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Nachi Fire Festival associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage area
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Fusumi no Okami associatedWith Kumano pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture knownFor Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Seiganto-ji pilgrimageRoute Kumano Kodo
subject linked to: Seiganto-ji Temple
Hirou Shrine associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage tradition
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Yunomine Onsen associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hongu Taisha Spring Festival relatedTo Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kawayu Onsen associatedWith Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine Museum focusesOn Kumano pilgrimage routes
linked to: Kumano Kodo
Nachi-Katsuura near Kumano Kodo