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Journeys in Japan
Season 15 · Episode 19
Kumano Kodo: Fast Hiking to Nirvana
0.028mSeptember 3, 2024
The Kumano Kodo, leading to Kumano, the sacred land of the Gods, is one of the few pilgrimage roads designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Twenty years after the designation, we explore the pilgrimage trail by fast hiking, which combines the best of hiking and running.
Episodes
- Episode 1Morioka: Slow Life, Indie Spirit
- Episode 2360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 1
- Episode 3360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 2
- Episode 4On the Sugar Road from Saga to Fukuoka
- Episode 5Isumi Shines as Liveable City
- Episode 6SILK Road: Threads of History from Gunma to Yokohama
- Episode 7Geto Kogen: Deep Powder Dreams
- Episode 8Akita's Festivals Light Up Long Winters
- Episode 9Tomonoura: Tradition and Community in a Historic Port
- Episode 10Okinawa: Whispers of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Episode 11Taketa: Onsen Bathing Old and New
- Episode 12With Isabella Bird — Part 4: On the Road to Akita
- Episode 13Okayama: Divine Beings Up Close
- Episode 14Ogaki: The City of Water
- Episode 15Yamagata: Heartland of Wood Architecture
- Episode 16Shodoshima: Island of Discoveries
- Episode 17Deep Dive in Sugashima: The Island of Women Fishers
- Episode 18NISEKO IN SUMMER: Natural Fun in the Great Outdoors
- Episode 19Kumano Kodo: Fast Hiking to Nirvana
- Episode 20Nagasaki's Obon: A Time for Remembrance
- Episode 21With Isabella Bird — Part 5: On the Road to Aomori
- Episode 22Osaka: OSAKA HEART AND SOUL
- Episode 23Tokushima: Heartland of Fermentation
- Episode 24OITA Kunisaki Peninsula: A Land of Buddhas and Gods
- Episode 25Another Kobe: A Thatched Roof Village
- Episode 26Fukushima: Trekking with Volcanoes & Hot Springs
- Episode 27Ise-Shima: Timeless World of Pearls