Hiking Articles & News

Japan has announced a return to visa-free, independent travel and the removal of daily arrival caps from October 11, 2022. 

The Camino de Santiago (or Way of Saint James) from Sarria is the most popular section of the entire Camino de Santiago. This section, from Sarria...

Whether for health, recovery or recreation Japan’s communal onsen baths are a feature that ranges between fascination to delight for many westerner...

In order to get to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, along with at a couple of places along the walk, and getting back to Kii Katsuura to catch a ...

This route that we promote, recommend and book for our guests wishing to walk the Kumano Kodo is most often the Nakahechi Imperial Route over the ...

When is the best time to visit the Kumano Kodo? In regard to the weather and the best time of year to walk the Kumano Kodo in Japan, the most popular seasons are the Japanese spring and autumn.

The Kumano Kodo is a UNESCO registered pilgrimage trail across the south east peninsular of Honshu, the main island of Japan with my mother. We co...

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...

We’re delighted to launch a new landing page specific to the Kumano Kodo walk in Japan, and in preparation for a handful of new Japanese walks we’...

To our Current, Past and Future Guests. As the world grapples with the unprecedented disruption and concern presented by the current and rapidly e...

Wondering how to get to and from the Kumano Kodo, where it starts, where it finishes? Or if you’re wondering whether to get to the Kumano Kodo you...