Wakayama travel guides: the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails, Koyasan’s temple lodgings, and the Kii Peninsula’s sacred mountains.
Mount Koya from Osaka: Nankai's ¥1,430 train and cable car, the only two weekday Koya expresses, Okunoin's no-photo zone and new dress request, 2026 temple fees, how to book a shukubo, and autumn colour usually from late October to early November.
Kansai · 7-day route By Nobu · Updated October 2026 I’ve spent a lot of time on temple paths and mountain trails around Japan. Kyoto’s famous pavilions and bamboo groves are worth seeing, but I keep coming back to the…
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