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The Shin-etsu Trail in its fullest is a 110km hiking trail stretching through Japan's Nagano and Niigata prefectures, and located 2-hours by bullet...

Japan's Shin-etsu Trail is located just 2-hours by Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo and allows walkers to experience over several days spectacu...

Kawayu Onsen (Hongu) Minshuku Minshuku Tateishi is a friendly, relaxed family-run guesthouse in Kawayu Onsen. There are two buildings which are ...

Kawayu Onsen (Hongu) Ryokan Kawayu Midoriya is one of the larger hotels in Kawayu Onsen and is located at the west end of the village. There ...

Chikatsuyu Guest House Chikatsuyu Guesthouse Sora is a homestay in the waystop village of Chikatsuyu along the Kumano Kodo between Takijiri-oji ...

Katsuura Onsen Hotel Complex Hotel Urashima is a central feature of Katsuura Onsen sitting prominently on the east side of Katsuura Bay on a rugge...

Kawayu Onsen is a geological thermal wonder located on the Oto River, a tributary of the Kumano-gawa River. “Kawa” means “river” and “yu” means “h...

Chikatsuyu Minshuku Minshuku Chikatsuyu is a small guesthouse located in the Chikatsuyu village along the Hiki-gawa River. The Hisui-no-yu onsen i...

Takahara Guest House / B&B Keyaki is a house perched on the upper end of the ridge top settlement of Takahara along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage...

Nonaka Rental House 3rd Place Kumano Kodo is an old farmhouse in the Nonaka area near Tsugizakura-oji on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. Mr. Tet...

Takahara Homestay The ultimate mountain retreat in Japan!  Tenku-no-Satoyama is a guesthouse in the ridge top settlement of Takahara along the Kum...

Takahara Homestay Hoshizora-no-Yado is a homestay in the west-end of the Takahara settlement along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. Surrounding t...