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SACRED JOURNEY PROGRAMS

Awaken in Japan’s
sacred places.

Open your senses in Koyasan, then explore them in Kumano.
Two sacred places. A journey into a new way of sensing.

WORLD HERITAGE / KII PENINSULA

Sacred places, connected.
Wisdom to discover.

Koyasan and Kumano belong to the World Heritage cultural landscape of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. The Kohechi trail connects the two.

The Kumano Kodo is a network of pilgrimage paths to Kumano’s three grand shrines. Retired emperors and court nobles once travelled here, to a place long revered for spiritual renewal.

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Koyasan and Kumano within JapanA locator showing the Japanese archipelago from Hokkaido to Okinawa. A gold box highlights the Kii Peninsula, west of Tokyo and south of Osaka. Koyasan and Kumano are on this peninsula.
In Japan’s Kansai region, south of Osaka.

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Sacred places connecting Koyasan and Kumano on the Kii PeninsulaA north-up schematic. Kohechi links Koyasan with Hongū Taisha to the southeast. Nakahechi approaches Hongū from Tanabe to the west. Hayatama Taisha lies southeast of Hongū, and Nachi Taisha southwest of Hayatama. The diagram does not show actual trail geometry or boundaries.
Schematic of Koyasan and Kumano.

Locator map: coastline from Natural Earth 1:50m. The Kii Peninsula detail is schematic.

Our recommended journey: Koyasan, then Kumano.

Begin in Koyasan with film, Oneness meditation and sound, attending to your inner senses. Continue into Kumano’s forests, rivers and pilgrimage paths, exploring those perceptions in nature. For a first journey, Feel& Sense recommends experiencing both sacred places in this sequence.

Travel between the places, walking sections and length of stay are arranged individually around your interests and mobility.

The illuminated Konpon Daito beyond the trees at KoyasanKOYASANMount Koya

Open your senses in Koyasan.

The core experience brings together LIFE® Inochi, Oneness meditation and sound healing with distinctive instruments in a special temple hall normally closed to the public. Add exhibition artworks and incense around your budget and interests.

Explore the Koyasan experience
Nachi Falls and the three-storey pagoda in KumanoKUMANOSacred landscapes

Explore your senses in Kumano’s nature.

Walk the old paths with Manabu Mitsuishi, with time for meditation or sound by the river. Explore your perceptions through the stories of the land and encounters with nature.

Discover the Kumano journey

GETTING HERE / KII PENINSULA, JAPAN

Getting to the sacred places.

Koyasan and Kumano lie on the Kii Peninsula, south of Osaka in Japan’s Kansai region. Kansai International Airport (KIX) is a main gateway for international visitors.

Central Koyasan

To Senjuinbashi in the centre of town

Kansai Airport Station (KIX)
About 3 hoursVia Tengachaya and Gokurakubashi, then cable car and local bus.
Osaka: Nankai Namba Station
About 2 hoursNankai Koya Line, cable car and local bus.
Tokyo Station
About 5½–6 hoursShinkansen to Shin-Osaka, then via Namba, Nankai railway, cable car and bus.
Official Koyasan access guide

Kumano Hongū Taisha

To Hongu Taisha-mae bus stop

Kansai Airport Station (KIX)
About 4½–5½ hoursJR via Hineno and Kii-Tanabe, then local bus to Hongu Taisha-mae.
Osaka: Shin-Osaka Station
About 4–5 hoursKuroshio express to Kii-Tanabe, then local bus to Hongu.
Tokyo Station
About 8 hoursShinkansen via Shin-Osaka, Kuroshio express to Kii-Tanabe, then local bus.
Official Kumano transport guide

Planning estimates based on official transport guidance, allowing for public transport and connections. Times vary by service and connection. KIX immigration, baggage collection and travel to the station are additional. Discuss meeting points or travel by car separately.

Official transport guidance checked: 29 October 2026

Shape the journey through a conversation.

Feel& Sense designs and provides the programme. The core Koyasan experience combines LIFE® Inochi, a film encounter with Kūkai’s spiritual vision, Oneness meditation, and sound healing with distinctive instruments in a special temple hall normally closed to the public. Inochi Exhibition artworks, additional films, incense and crystal singing bowls can be arranged around your budget and interests. Share your destination, dates and group size so we can discuss content and fees.

Enquire about Koyasan and KumanoFor travel professionals

Let’s create your journey together.

Plan a journey through both places