{"id":42245,"date":"2026-03-30T10:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/25_0002\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:02:06","slug":"25_0002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Kumano Kodo,&#8221; registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand years. The beautiful cobblestone paths continuing through deep cedar forests are enveloped in a sacred atmosphere that seems to wash your soul just by walking. The &#8220;Iseji&#8221; route within Mie Prefecture has many sections where you can enjoy spectacular views overlooking the sea from mountain passes, allowing you to feel firsthand Japan&#8217;s unique culture where nature and faith are integrated. It is loved by travelers from all over the world who wish to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and trace Japan&#8217;s spiritual roots through hiking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Kumano Kodo,&#8221; registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand years. The beautiful cobblestone paths continuing through deep cedar forests are enveloped in a sacred atmosphere that seems to wash your soul just by walking. The &#8220;Iseji&#8221; route within Mie Prefecture has many sections where you can enjoy spectacular views overlooking the sea from mountain passes, allowing you to feel firsthand Japan&#8217;s unique culture where nature and faith are integrated. It is loved by travelers from all over the world who wish to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and trace Japan&#8217;s spiritual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1324],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mie"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes | V-Trip Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The &quot;Kumano Kodo,&quot; registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes | V-Trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The &quot;Kumano Kodo,&quot; registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"V-Trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T01:57:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T02:02:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ogp.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"V-trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"V-trip Japan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"V-trip Japan\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\"},\"headline\":\"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T01:57:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-30T02:02:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/\"},\"wordCount\":119,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Mie\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/\",\"name\":\"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes | V-Trip Japan\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T01:57:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-30T02:02:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"The \\\"Kumano Kodo,\\\" registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"V-Trip Japan\",\"description\":\"See Japan Before You Go.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"V-Trip Japan\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png\",\"width\":513,\"height\":513,\"caption\":\"V-Trip Japan\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\",\"name\":\"V-trip Japan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"V-trip Japan\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes | V-Trip Japan","description":"The \"Kumano Kodo,\" registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes | V-Trip Japan","og_description":"The \"Kumano Kodo,\" registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand","og_url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/","og_site_name":"V-Trip Japan","article_published_time":"2026-03-30T01:57:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-30T02:02:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ogp.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"V-trip Japan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"V-trip Japan","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/"},"author":{"name":"V-trip Japan","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5"},"headline":"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes","datePublished":"2026-03-30T01:57:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-30T02:02:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/"},"wordCount":119,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Mie"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/","name":"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes | V-Trip Japan","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-03-30T01:57:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-30T02:02:06+00:00","description":"The \"Kumano Kodo,\" registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a pilgrimage route that people have walked toward sacred sites for over a thousand","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/25_0002\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Routes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/","name":"V-Trip Japan","description":"See Japan Before You Go.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization","name":"V-Trip Japan","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png","width":513,"height":513,"caption":"V-Trip Japan"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5","name":"V-trip Japan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"V-trip Japan"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}