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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 ...

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

Nachisan Minshuku Mitaki Sanso has the privilege of being the only accommodation on Nachisan, located just below the Kumano Nachi Taisha and Seiga...

Shimoyukawa / Yunomine Onsen Minshuku Minshuku Yunosato is a small guesthouse 1 kilometer south of Yunomine Onsen hot spring and is run by a frien...

Koguchi Minshuku Shizen-no-Ie is an old junior high school that was beautifully renovated as a lodge. It is located in the tiny community of Koguc...

Yunomine Onsen Minshuku Minshuku Takiyoshi is the first accommodation near the south entrance to the historic Yunomine Onsen village.  It is a fou...

Kii Katsuura Minshuku Minshuku Kosakaya is a family-run minshuku in Katsuura Onsen near the Kii-Katsuura station. The current owner is 4th generat...

If you’re a non Japanese speaking westerner looking to hike the Kumano Kodo walk in Japan for the first time and you don’t know where to start, he...

Japan’s UNESCO listed pilgrimage trail the Kumano Kodo serves up a fascinating adventure across many levels, the stunning mountain vistas and fore...