Kumano Kodo Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Nachi, Japan - April 21, 2014: Seiganto-ji Pagoda and Nachi no Taki waterfall in the Kii Peninsula. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Kumano Kodo at Daimon-zaka, a sacred trail in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

Kumano Kodo at Daimon-zaka, a sacred trail designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

Ancient stone steps lead up a forested mountainside, into the mist, on the Kumano Kodo in Wakayama, Japan; pine trees tower overhead, while deciduous trees cluster closer to the ground at the sides of the trail.

Kumano Kodo at Daimon-zaka, a historic trail in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

Kumano Kodo at Daimon-zaka slope, a sacred trail and World Heritage site in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

The Kumano Kodo trail, a sacred trail in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

Single wooden sign along pilgrimage footpath or hiking trail Kumano Kodo trail in Japan surrounded by thick forest and undergrowth with sign Japanese characters translates Kumano Kodo

Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan-4 April 2023; High angle view of banners or Nobori along the steep stairway on Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail with hikers near Kumano Hongu Taisha shinto shrine

Nachi, Japan - May 8, 2015: Sanjūdō Pagoda, located in Wakayama Prefecture to the East of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, with the Nachi Falls in the background. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Wakayama, Japan - May 4, 2023: Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan. This area is Yoshino Kumano National Park. In 2004, it became a part of the World Heritage "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". Many tourists come from all over the world.

Two people with bright coloured backpacks hiking on the Kumano Kodo trail. Kumano Kodo is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hanto, the largest peninsula of Japan

Ancient cracked stones pave the way for pilgrims and hikers along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route in Wakayama prefecture, Japan

Tanabe, Wakayama / Japan - 05 18 2018: The grand entrance to the sacred Hongu Taisha Shrine, one of the three largest and most important shinto shrines of the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage. Unesco site.

Kumano, Japan at Matsumoto Pass. The pass is part of the Kumano Kodo, a series of ancient pilgrimage routes.

A jizo on Kumano Kodo hiking trail in Wakayama Japan

Wakayama Prefecture, Nachi Taisha, Kumano Kodo, Japan: Nachi Taisha was one of the main destinations of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes via a hike up the Daimon-zaka. The route, paved with stone and lined with massive evergreens, leads 600 meters up to the the gates of Nachi Taisha.

Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan-4 April 2023; Kumano Hongu Taisha shinto shrine with located along Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail and UNESCO site

Onigajo, a work of art created by nature through erosion and weathering

"Kumano Kodo" trail (Old pilgrimage road in Kumano district of Japan)

Hongu, Japan - July 20, 2012: Female temple/shrine keepers at Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine: Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of the Kumano region's three famous shrines. As well as enshrining its own deity, Hongu Taisha also enshrines the deities of the other two Kumano shrines, Hayatama Taisha and Nachi Taisha, and the sun goddess Amaterasu. It serves as the head shrine of over 3000 Kumano shrines across Japan.

Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters, it is the country's tallest water fall with single uninterrupted drop; however, the tallest waterfalls with multiple drops in Japan are Hannoki Falls, at 497 m

Wakayama Prefecture – May 3, 2023: This is the sandbank of the Kumano River in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. This area is called "Oyunohara" and is registered as a World Heritage Site. A large torii gate can be seen in the distance. About 34 meters high and 42 meters wide. It is now surrounded by paddy fields and is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot in spring. In recent years, many people have visited as a power spot.

Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan-April 5, 2023; Young couple in traditional clothing in front of the betsugu (associated shrine) of Kumano Nachi Taisha that honors the Nachi-no-Taki waterfall

Higashimuro, Wakayama Prefecture / Japan, October 16 2020: Sanjūdō Pagoda, located in Wakayama Prefecture to the East of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, with the Nachi Falls in the background. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Kumano river is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.

Nachi, Japan - April 21, 2014: A shinto priest and several tourists walk in the rain at Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine's Heiden hall. The shrine is a World Heritage Site and a major stop on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route.

Kumano Kodo at Daimon-zaka, a sacred trail designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

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Kumano Kodo at Daimon-zaka, a sacred trail designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

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Cobblestone path through the forest of ancient cedars, part of the Kumano Kodo route in Nachikatsuura, Japan.

Part of Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail leading through the forest to Kumano Nachi Taisha Shinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

The Kumano Kodo trail, a sacred trail in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan-4 April 2023; Kumano Hongū Taisha Shinto shrine as part of the along Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail and UNESCO heritage site surrounded by Cherry trees with pink Sakura

A stone lined curving path in Japan, part of the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route.

A hiking directionsign on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route trail, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the Kii Hanto peninsula, Japan.

Slope along the Kumano Kodo in Nachi, Wakayama, Japan.

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Hongu,Japan - August 4, 2015: The giant torii gate of Oyu no Hara closeby the Grand Hongu Taisha Shrine. Reference to the Hongu Taisha was first documented in the 9th century, which the establishment of the shrine must have preceded substantially. Due to floods in 1889, the shrine was moved from its original location at Oyu no Hara to its present site one kilometer away. In front of Oyu no Hara stands the biggest torii gate in the world, which, at 33 meters tall, dwarfs visitors passing under it

Kumano river is a designated UNESCO world heritage site.

A sign shows the way for worshippers along the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage path in Wakayama prefecture, Japan

Nachi-Katsuura, Japan -05.09.2024: Large red Torii Gate at Kumano-Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine, in Japan