Coral Expeditions has three 14-night Through the Heart of Japan departures in 2025: October 4, October 18 and November 2.

Alamy Day walks like the 17-kilometre Theth to Valbona ... who have already ticked off Spain’s Camino or Japan’s Kumano Kodo. Many of the new paths wind through remote or regional areas ...

Avanti offers 17 destinations to visit across Japan beyond Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, with over 80 tours and experiences ... hiking the shrine-dotted Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, learning to make ...

Tucking into our tofu hotpot at the end of our first day’s hike, our host started to play music ... which seemed appropriate as we were on the Kumano Kodo, Japan’s ancient pilgrimage route. Kohei Yuri ...

Tucking into our tofu hotpot at the end of our first day’s hike, our host started ... which seemed appropriate as we were on the Kumano Kodo, Japan’s ancient pilgrimage route.

Ski resorts are reporting similar issues. The Kumano Kodo, a sacred route for over 1,000 years, is an antidote to that. It is likely to remain so, not least because the amount of accommodation is ...