Accommodation B & B Café Hongu Alena Eckelmann Located just across the road from the Kumano Hongu Taisha (Hongu Grand... (“Kumano River”) which is one of three rivers in Japan with the most rapid
Area Tanabe If you are a serious Aikido buff, you will have heard of Tanabe. This little town on the shores of the Pacific Ocean on the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula is the birthplace of the founder..
11 Activities Kayaking in Kumano's Rivers Virginia Gonzalez During my stay in the Kumano area I had the chance to do some kayaking... If you get bored in summer in Kumano, it's because you want to!
Activities Touring Dorokyo Gorge by Hovercraft (currently Susp... Alena Eckelmann Hovercraft trip to the emerald-green waters in Doro Gorge, Kumano, Wakayama Prefecture
Culture Kumano's Famous Brush Town Gerard Spalding The city of Kumano is the number one producer of fude (brushes) in Japan.
Beauty & Spa The Healing Powers of Yunomine Onsen Alena Eckelmann Yunomine is located in the heartland of Kumano and in the heydays of the... Kumano Kodo pilgrimages the onsen waters were used for purification rites