"Kumano - Kodou" is also the used old way for more than 1000 years. It's the World Heritage now. "Kumano - Kodou" is the palmer's way to go and worship at 3 shrines.

 

1 Kumano Hongu Taisha(http://www.hongutaisha.jp/english/)

2 Kumano Hayatama Taisha(http://kumanohayatama.jp/)

3 Kumano Nachi Taisha(http://kumanonachitaisha.or.jp/)

 

There are several ways where I ramified in "Kumano - Kodou". I thought I walked along the way called "Nakahechi" this time. "Nakahechi" is the way from Tanabe-city, Wakayama-Pre to 3 shrines. The length of the way is 84Km.

 

I walk to from "Kumano Nachi Taisha" to "Kumano Hongu Taisha" in 2 days this time. I walk 30 km per 2 days. The way on the 1st is called "Ougumotorikoe". The way on the 2nd is called "kogumotorikoe".

 

Now is midwinter. When I sleep in the tent, it's very cold. Because I have no money, I can't stay at a hotel. So I sleep in the car.

 

 

My plan

 

I go from a home to a parking lot of "Kumano-nachi-taisha" by car at night the previous day. And I sleep in the car. ※The name of the parking lot, "Daimonzaka parking"

 

The 1st day

I leave the parking lot at 5:00 in the morning. I go and worship at "Kumano - Nachi - taisha" through "Daimonzaka".

 

A temple as "Seigantoji" is next to "Kumano - Nachi - taisha". 

"Ougumotorikoe" starts from the back of the temple. There is a signpost, so you should see that and advance. A goal on the 1st is a village as "Koguchi". There is a hotel in "Koguchi"(https://www.shinguu.jp/spots/detail/B0034)When you have money, it's better to stay at the hotel.  

※When not arriving at a "Koguchi" bus stop by 13:00, I'll wait for 2 hours there.

 

I move from "koguchi" to a village as "Kamimaru" by bus. A bus is changed by "Kamimaru". I take the bus which goes to "Shinguu" next. I take a train from Shinguu station to Nachi station. I take a bus from Nachi station to Dimonzaka parking lot. Then I arrive in my car. I move to a free parking lot of Kumano Hongu Taisha by car over night.

 

 

The 2nd day

 

I take the earliest bus from "Hongu Taisha mae" and go to a "Kamimaru" bus stop in a morning on the 2nd. "Kamimaru" trains are changed to a bus in the "koguchi" line at a bus stop. I get off at an end bus stop in a last stop. I advance the way of "Kogmotorikoe” from there. A restroom is near the old elementary school.

 

This way takes time and effort very much. But it doesn't cost a lot of money.