Kumano Kodo & Camino Frances 'dual pilgrim'

[Rhysmike]

Will be heading to Japan in about 10 days to walk one of the Kumano Kodo routes in the Kii mountains. Given that the Kumano Kodo and Spain's Camino are the two Unesco heritage trails I have found out that you can qualify for an award, A "Dual Pilgrim" award, for someone who has walked both the Kumano Kodo and the Way of St.James (Camino de Santiago).
http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/world-heritage/dual-pilgrim/

 

[Saranger]

Just be sure to bring your Credencial with you as proof of completing the Camino de Santiago. My husband and I are walking the Kumano Kodo in Spring 2018!

Buen Camino!

 

[MikeyC]

Will be heading to Japan in about 10 days to walk one of the Kumano Kodo routes in the Kii mountains. Given that the Kumano Kodo and Spain's Camino are the two Unesco heritage trails I have found out that you can qualify for an award, A "Dual Pilgrim" award, for someone who has walked both the Kumano Kodo and the Way of St.James (Camino de Santiago).
http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/world-heritage/dual-pilgrim/

We may see you thereabouts. My wife and I are heading to Takamatsu tomorrow and walking 6 days on the 88 Temple route, then heading over for the Kumano Modo.

 

[CaminoDebrita]

Sounds like an amazing adventure!

I loved spending time in Japan with our foreign exchange daughter, with whom we contained a very close relationship. Japan is a fascinating culture, and I just may being able to persuade my husband to return for this walk.

Please send a link to your blog if you keep one for both walks.

 

[Jill81]

Will be heading to Japan in about 10 days to walk one of the Kumano Kodo routes in the Kii mountains. Given that the Kumano Kodo and Spain's Camino are the two Unesco heritage trails I have found out that you can qualify for an award, A "Dual Pilgrim" award, for someone who has walked both the Kumano Kodo and the Way of St.James (Camino de Santiago).
http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/world-heritage/dual-pilgrim/

Lucky you!

October will be a lovely time to be walking the Kumano Kodo with the beginning of the fall colours and cooler temperatures. I walked it in February of this year. It was pretty cold but a fabulous experience nevertheless, and received the Dual Pilgrim certificate after presenting my credential and a photo of my Compostela at Kumano Hongu Taisha.

The Kii Peninsula is a very, very special place and I hope you enjoy your time there and won’t have to pull out the rain gear and umbrella too often!

Have a wonderful journey!

. . . 10,755 kilometers to Santiago

 

[Rhysmike]

Just be sure to bring your Credencial with you as proof of completing the Camino de Santiago. My husband and I are walking the Kumano Kodo in Spring 2018!

Buen Camino!

Thanks for that

 

[Rhysmike]

We may see you thereabouts. My wife and I are heading to Takamatsu tomorrow and walking 6 days on the 88 Temple route, then heading over for the Kumano Modo.

We start out from Tanabe on Saturday 21st, although I think we actually start the walk from Takijiri.

 

[Rhysmike]

Sounds like an amazing adventure!

I loved spending time in Japan with our foreign exchange daughter, with whom we contained a very close relationship. Japan is a fascinating culture, and I just may being able to persuade my husband to return for this walk.

Please send a link to your blog if you keep one for both walks.

This was our 2016 Camino: https://www.polarsteps.com/MichaelMatthias/32127-camino-de-santiago
I note that you'll be back to the Camino next year? We're also back to Spain again, looking to leave SJPdP in the first week in May.

 

[SSuharya]

We start out from Tanabe on Saturday 21st, although I think we actually start the walk from Takijiri.

Visits the tourist office at Kii Tanabe, located at the bus station. There you can get trail maps and credential for kumano kodo. It helps to book acomodation ahead of time. Have fun with collecting the stamps

 

[Rhysmike]

Visits the tourist office at Kii Tanabe, located at the bus station. There you can get trail maps and credential for kumano kodo. It helps to book acomodation ahead of time. Have fun with collecting the stamps

Thanks for that

 

[SSuharya]

http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/kumano-kodo
hope this help

 

[Rhysmike]

http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/kumano-kodo
hope this help

Thank you

 

[Texasguy]

Will be heading to Japan in about 10 days to walk one of the Kumano Kodo routes in the Kii mountains. Given that the Kumano Kodo and Spain's Camino are the two Unesco heritage trails I have found out that you can qualify for an award, A "Dual Pilgrim" award, for someone who has walked both the Kumano Kodo and the Way of St.James (Camino de Santiago).
http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/world-heritage/dual-pilgrim/

I walked it last year. A wonderful experience.
At the end, when you finish the Kumano, the temple, the drum, etc.... it is something that will stay with you forever.

Buen Camino

Texas guy

 

[Kathryn1966]

Will be heading to Japan in about 10 days to walk one of the Kumano Kodo routes in the Kii mountains. Given that the Kumano Kodo and Spain's Camino are the two Unesco heritage trails I have found out that you can qualify for an award, A "Dual Pilgrim" award, for someone who has walked both the Kumano Kodo and the Way of St.James (Camino de Santiago).
http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/world-heritage/dual-pilgrim/

I went to the tourist office to pick up the dual passport but they had no idea what I was talking about and even the office where you get your certificate had no idea they need to promote it better and this was in July this year

 

[Rhysmike]

I walked it last year. A wonderful experience.
At the end, when you finish the Kumano, the temple, the drum, etc.... it is something that will stay with you forever.

Buen Camino

Texas guy

Sounds so exciting

 

[gollygolly]

Will be heading to Japan in about 10 days to walk one of the Kumano Kodo routes in the Kii mountains. Given that the Kumano Kodo and Spain's Camino are the two Unesco heritage trails I have found out that you can qualify for an award, A "Dual Pilgrim" award, for someone who has walked both the Kumano Kodo and the Way of St.James (Camino de Santiago).
http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/world-heritage/dual-pilgrim/

Have a truly uplifting experience along the way, and will be hoping that you will in time write a post on this forum about your experience.

Bon camino !

 

[Rhysmike]

Have a truly uplifting experience along the way, and will be hoping that you will in time write a post on this forum about your experience.

Bon camino !

Thank you, and yes, we’ll post our experiences.

 

[NovaSofi]

How's your trip @Rhysmike? I am looking forward to your blog/photos or anything you have to share from your adventure. The kumano-kodo is on my list and I just stumbled upon this post...very exciting to see a discussion on the forum about this unusual Camino.

 

[Rhysmike]

How's your trip @Rhysmike? I am looking forward to your blog/photos or anything you have to share from your adventure. The kumano-kodo is on my list and I just stumbled upon this post...very exciting to see a discussion on the forum about this unusual Camino.

Here is the link to our trip blog:

https://www.polarsteps.com/MichaelMatthias/244879-kumano-kodo-japan

Two learnings: 1. Walking through a typhoon can be a challenge. 2. We walked west to east, through Hongu, and didn't realise until we finished on the east coast that "all paths lead to Hongu" and we should have inquired about the dual pilgrim award in Hongu. Something to think about if you walk in the Kii peninsular.

 

[NovaSofi]

Here is the link to our trip blog:

https://www.polarsteps.com/MichaelMatthias/244879-kumano-kodo-japan

Two learnings: 1. Walking through a typhoon can be a challenge. 2. We walked west to east, through Hongu, and didn't realise until we finished on the east coast that "all paths lead to Hongu" and we should have inquired about the dual pilgrim award in Hongu. Something to think about if you walk in the Kii peninsular.

Hello, thank you so much for the link and those "valuable" tips!! I haven't really begun researching this camino yet, so please forgive my ignorance in asking if you are saying that you should have walked east to west? Or that literally all the paths kept taking you back to Hongu and it was difficult to stay on the "correct" route? If its in your blog, I'll look there... Thanks much, Sarah

 

[Rhysmike]

Hello, thank you so much for the link and those "valuable" tips!! I haven't really begun researching this camino yet, so please forgive my ignorance in asking if you are saying that you should have walked east to west? Or that literally all the paths kept taking you back to Hongu and it was difficult to stay on the "correct" route? If its in your blog, I'll look there... Thanks much, Sarah

Yes, that was a bit confusing. What I meant to indicate was that the Hongu complex and tourist center is in the middle of the peninsular, so whether you start from the west at Kii-Tanabe for example, or from the east in Kii-Katsura, you end up in the middle after two days or so. It's not like the Camino where you end up in Santiago.

 

[NovaSofi]

Yes, that was a bit confusing. What I meant to indicate was that the Hongu complex and tourist center is in the middle of the peninsular, so whether you start from the west at Kii-Tanabe for example, or from the east in Kii-Katsura, you end up in the middle after two days or so. It's not like the Camino where you end up in Santiago.

Ahh. Thank you

 

[Robo]

Oh No..........

These walks in Japan look awesome!

Just enough to drag me away from Spain for a year

What's a good time of year to go?