Long before coming to Japan, I’d been intrigued by the Kumano Peninsula, that geologic mandala haunted by gods, and by the holy mountain men who set out to meet them.  The roads too that traverse the area had great appeal not only to me but to the nobility of a millennium before, whose pilgrimages were … Continue reading 【Vol.1】Explore Kumano Kodo Iseji Guided Walk: The Pilgrimage Begins at Ise Jingu Shrine