Shrine Gate O-Torii – Access to the hiking trail loop from 紀伊佐野

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Shrine Gate O-Torii – Access to the hiking trail loop from 紀伊佐野

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Shrine Gate O-Torii – Access to the hiking trail loop from 紀伊佐野

06:03

88.6km

1,380m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.9 km for 284 m

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Train Station

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47.0 km

Shrine Gate O-Torii

Highlight • Monument

The largest shrine gate in Japan now stands between rice fields at the original location of the Hongu Shrine. On the wooded sandbank that you enter through the gate, you …

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47.2 km

Kumano Hongu Taisha Torii Gate

Highlight • Monument

48.2 km

Kumano Hongu Taisha (Grand Shrine)

Highlight • Religious Site

The awe-inspiring Hongu-Taisha Shrine is the innermost sanctuary of the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage. Here, the special Kumano Shinto faith merges with Japanese Buddhism to form a unique entity. As soon …

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52.4 km

Access to the hiking trail

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At the entrance to the Kumano Kodo, it first goes through the gardens of some small residential buildings. Over steps of field stones and tree trunks, the path then leads …

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65.0 km