Day 1 – Ôsaka – Yoshino
- You are welcomed at Ôsaka airport by your English-speaking tour guide (or in Ôsaka/Kyoto if you are already there)
- Journey to Yoshino, the mountain with 30,000 blossoming cherry trees
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
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Day 2 – Yoshino
- Exploration on foot of Yoshino and the surrounding area, as far as the Kinpu Shrine
- Evening meal and overnight stay at the same location as the previous day
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Chikurinin_Yoshino_Nara09n4272_Wikipedia_by_663highland
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Day 3 – Yoshino – Ise
- Journey from Yoshino to Ise on the Shima peninsula where the largest Shinto centre in the whole of Japan is located
- Visit to the Outer Shrine/surrounding shrines close to the city centre
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
Ise – outer shrine
Ise – pilgrims
Chawan Mushi
Day 4 – The Shima peninsula
- Visit to the Inner Shrine and other sacred sites
- Journey to Meoto Iwa, the Married Couple Rocks
- Visit to Edo Wonderland, a historical theme park showcasing the Edo period
- Evening meal and overnight stay at the same location as the previous day
Ise – inner shrine
Meoto Iwa
Oharaimachi
Day 5 – Ise – Kumano (Shingu)
- Journey from Ise to Shingu at the foot of the sacred Kumano-Sanzan mountain range
- Visit to the 1st shrine, Hayatama-Taisha
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
Kumano_Hayatama_Taisha_Wikipedia_by_Nekosuki
Kumano-hayatama-taisha_Wikipedia_by_Yanajin33
Yatagarasu,_Kumano_Nachi_Taisha_Wikipedia_by_m-louis
Day 6 – Shingu – Cape Shiono – Shingu
- Journey from Shingu to Cape Shiono
- Stroll around the cape as far as the island of Oshima
- On the return journey, visit to the 2nd sacred shrine, Nachi-Taisha
- Evening meal and overnight stay at the same location as the previous day
Takanosuya,_Kushimoto_20100214a_Wikipedia_by_玄史生
Kumano_Nachi_Taisha_Wikipedia_by_Jean-Marie Hullot
GOOUNACHI_Wikipedia_by_Utudanuki
Day 7 – Shingu – Hongu-Taisha – Yunomine Onsen
- Journey from Shingu to the 3rd sacred shrine, Hongu-Taisha
- Journey to the thermal spa village of Yunomine Onsen
- Relaxation in the soothing waters
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
Fujinomiya_Hongu_Sengen_Taisha_Roumon_Wikipedia_by_Ennui
Hot_spring_River_in_the_Kawayu_spa_Wikipedia_by_Chatama
Kumano_Kodo_Yunomine_Onsen_Wikipedia_by_Nekosuki_02
Day 8 – Yunomine Onsen – Ryujin Onsen
- Journey to the village of Ryujin Onsen via Tanabe
- This village is well known for the quality of its mineral water which has a soothing effect on the skin
- Relaxation in the hot springs
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
Kumano_Kodo_Yunomine_Onsen_Wikipedia_by_Nekosuki
Jizo détail
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Day 9 – Ryujin Onsen – Koya-san
- Journey from Ryujin Onsen to the sacred Koya-san mountain
- Visit to the most beautiful temples of this sacred Buddhist site
- Evening meal and overnight stay at a traditional guest house/hotel
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Day 10 – Koya-san
- Trek along the Nyonin-do (women’s trail)
- Return to Koya-san and visit to Okuno-in, an immense cemetery with almost 200,000 gravestones
- Evening meal and overnight stay at the same location as the previous day
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Days 11 & 12 – Koya-san – Kishiwada – Ôsaka (KIX)
- Journey from Koya-san to Kishiwada
- Visit to the castle, historical jewel of this city south of Ôsaka
- Evening meal at a traditional sushi restaurant in the middle of a zen garden
- Overnight stay at an hotel in center of Kishiwada
- Journey to the airport
- Return flight (not included in the tour)
Danjiri panel
Kishiwadas Castle
