Consisting of 19 municipalities in southern and eastern Nara, the “Oku-Yamato Area” is a vast region called the frontier of Japan’s rebirth, where untouched nature and deep history sleep despite being in the heart of Japan. From the World Heritage Kumano Kodo and Mt. Yoshino to mystical Tenkawa and Totsukawa villages, the whole area is packed with the origins of Japanese spirituality. There are no flashy theme parks, but there is the wisdom of people living with nature, traditional crafts backed by history, and “food” that reflects the power of the land. By traveling through this vast area, you can encounter the “essence of Japan” and a “rich way of life” that modern people are starting to forget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Consisting of 19 municipalities in southern and eastern Nara, the “Oku-Yamato Area” is a vast region called the frontier of Japan’s rebirth, where untouched nature and deep history sleep despite being in the heart of Japan. From the World Heritage Kumano Kodo and Mt. Yoshino to mystical Tenkawa and Totsukawa villages, the whole area is packed with the origins of Japanese spirituality. There are no flashy theme parks, but there is the wisdom of people living with nature, traditional crafts backed by history, and “food” that reflects the power of the land. By traveling through this vast area, you can encounter the “essence of Japan” and a “rich way of […]<\/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":[1329],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nara"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n