World Heritage Hot Spring in Japan TSUBOYU
Tsuboyu is in Tanabe Wakayama
There is close to Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine
This is the only World Heritage hot spring in the world
It ’s very difficult to go there if you don't have car
Very local place. Nothing without hot spring
[Business hours]
6:00 to 21: 00 (open all day)
[Bathing fee]
Adults 770 yen / Elementary school students and under 460 yen
[Parking]
Free (100 cars, next to Minshuku Teiyoshi)
[Spring quality]
bicarbonate spring
[Efficacy]
Neuralgia, diabetes, skin disease, rheumatism, gastrointestinal disease and others
[Address]
和歌山県田辺市本宮町湯の峰110
[Access]
---By car---
・ From Hanwa Expressway (Kainan Yuasa Road / Yuasa Gobo Road) Nankitanabe IC, take National Route 42 south. After going through Tanabe City, enter Kamitomitacho National Route 311 from Asago and head for Yunomine Onsen.
・ From Nishi-Meihan Expressway Kashiba IC, take South Route 24 and Gojo City via Route 168. To Motomiya-cho Yunomine Onsen.
---By bus----
・ From JR Kisehonsen Shingu Station, take the Kumano Kotsu Bus or Nara Kotsu Bus for about 1 hour and get off at Yunomine Onsen.
・ Take the Ryujin Bus or Meiko Bus from JR Kisehon Line Kiitabe Station for about 1 hour 20 minutes and get off at Yumine Onsen.
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Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine
It is the head of Kumano-sanzan
Hongu, Nachi and Hayatma
You can find a three-legged crow like the one on the banner all around the shine
It's called Yatagarasu and has been revered as a deity of guidance
Japan Vlog Pt 3: Kumano Kodo Final Fight!
It's come to this. Two idiots, lost in mountainous Japan, face their toughest challenge yet. Watch as they struggle through a path they were completely unprepared for. Will they make it out alive? Probably. Please enjoy the conclusion of my Kumano Kodo trek.
Dual Pilgrim Program: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
A Dual Pilgrim is someone who has walked both the Kumano Kodo and the Way of St.James (Camino de Santiago). This program was developed to celebrate, honor, and share the stories of those who have completed both of these UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage routes. This video outlines how to complete the Kumano Kodo and register as Dual Pilgrim at the Kumano Hongu Heritage Center. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Japanese Bath: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Enjoying a Japanese bath is an unique cultural experience. For first timers it may be a little intimidating, but once you get used to it, the Japanese bath often becomes an addiction; relaxing, healing, and regenerating its followers. This video goes over the basic layout and facilities of a Japanese bath and some of the etiquette to follow. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Tsuboyu Bath: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Tsuboyu is a small rock hot spring bath in Yunomine Onsen and intimately connected to the Kumano Kodo. This video explains the history and how to bathe. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Kumano Hongu Taisha annual festival
The Kumano Hongu Taisha spring festival is held April 13th to 15th every year, a quintessential festival of Kumano. It is intimately associated with the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route.
On April 13th fathers and their young sons purify themselves in the sacred waters of Yunomine Onsen before walking over the Dainichi-goe section of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route to Oyunohara wearing traditional costumes. The young boys have the character for big 大written on their forehead and are forbidden to touch the ground having been imbued with the gods.
April 15th is the main day of the festival when the Kumano Deities are invoked to temporarily take up residence a portable mikoshi shrine and returned to their original site of descent, Oyunohara. It is carried with great pomp and circumstance on the shoulders of 20 to 30 people.
It is an exciting event as the mikoshi is spun and tossed in the air as it makes its rounds purifying the village. At Oyunohara various rituals and celebrations take place, including fire rituals by Yamabushi and mochi rice cake scramble.
The atmosphere is serene, traditional, authentic and inspiring. If you are interested in experiencing a traditional festival in the quiet, spiritual mountains of Kumano, then this is the festival for you.
yajiさんの旅の道草 湯の峰温泉 つぼ湯・薬湯 【Yunomine Spa. Tsuboyu.Kusuriyu】
湯の峰温泉の公衆浴場には３つの浴室があります
一つは加水で冷ました浴槽、二つ目は熱交換で冷まして源泉100％で入浴できる『薬湯』、三つ目は川原の岩のくぼみに湧き出した温泉を建物で囲っている『つぼ湯』、つぼ湯は世界遺産にも含まれてるんですって？、それと河原の湯壷では皆さんゆで卵を作って食べてます。
District Kamigata
Prefecture Wakayama
City Tanabe
Yunomine Onsen: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
This video overviews the sites and history of Yunomine Onsen, a tiny hot spring settlement along the Kumano Kodo near the Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Kogumotori-goe Trailhead: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
The Kogumotori-goe is a section of the Kumano Kodo south of Hongu, leading to the small Koguchi settlement. This video explains how to get to the trailhead, specifically from Yunomine Onsen. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Kawayu Onsen: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Kawayu Onsen is a natural wonder where hot spring waters bubbles to the surface of the river. It is near the Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine and popular with walkers on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano | Japan Travel Guide
Kumano Hongu Taisha ( 熊野本宮大社 )
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Kumano Hongu Taisha is a gracious shrine with hinoki bark thatching. The shrine possesses the largest torii gate in Japan. Also, located near the shrine is a hot springs area listed as a World Heritage site and a river hot springs bath which is one of Japan’s largest open-air baths.
Nearby Spots:
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The Former Site of Kumano Hongu Grand Shrine at Ōyunohara
Kumano Kodo Path
Tsubo-yu
Kawayu Onsen
Totsukawa Onsen
Nachi Falls
Nachi Seiganto-ji Temple
Kumano Nachi Taisha
Daimonzaka Slope
Tafukeoji Shrine
Kumano City Travel Guide:
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Nachi Falls, Kumano | Japan Travel Guide
Nachi Falls ( 那智の滝 )
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The nature surrounding Kumano Kodo and Nachi is carefully protected as an object of worship. Nachi Falls is registered as part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
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Nachi Seiganto-ji Temple
Kumano Nachi Taisha
Daimonzaka Slope
Tafukeoji Shrine
Daimonzaka Tea House
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Kawayu Onsen
Kumano Kodo Path
Tsubo-yu
The Former Site of Kumano Hongu Grand Shrine at Ōyunohara
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Worshipping at a Shinto Shrine: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Worshipping at a shrine is a simple, personal, solemn act. It is not the form that matters, but the clarity of your heart. This video goes over the basic worshipping patterns of purification and offering. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Kumano-Kodo Nakahechi pilgrimage trail (May 14-16, 2019)
On day 1, still suffering a bit from jet lag, we had no problem waking up prior to 5 am in Kii-Tanabe. We ate breakfast as quietly as possible so as not to wake the young English couple, Tim and Katie, who were sleeping in the adjacent room. We caught the 6.25 am bus to Takijiri-oji and were joined in departing the bus at Takijiri-oji by Michelle, from Australia, after paying our 970 yen fare. The current exchange rate is approximately 110 yen/1 US$. The “tourist buses” in Japan aren't cheap. We were the only people who departed the bus at this stop. Michelle might have stayed on the bus if it wasn't for us. I only knew to get off because I was following our route on my phone. The driver, Patsy said, did say Takijiri, but I never heard her. The stop wasn't signed and Patsy didn't want to press the bell because she figured everyone would be getting off here. I thought so too, but I pressed the bell just to be safe. Good thing too, as everyone else was taking the bus all the way to Hongu Taisha. Had I not pressed the bell we'd presumably have kept on going. We stamped our credentials (pilgrim passports) at the start of the trail and were soon joined by Michelle who'd stopped at Takijiri to get a cup of tea. At one of the oji (shrines) I was surprised to see her stamping her Australian passport. Didn't you get a credential? I asked her. She really thought she was supposed to stamp her regular passport. It began to rain around 10 am, very lightly at first, but the intensity increased as the day wore on. We stopped at a Michi-no-Eki store for a bite to eat and made it to our Ryokan for the night, Sakura-no-Sono in Chikatsuyu, at 2 pm in the pouring rain. 20,800 yen for the night including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Even though it was early afternoon we were really glad to be able to escape the rain. After showering our hostess showed us how to dress in a Yukata and this is the garment we wore to dinner. Patsy had to explain to me how to use the shower as I'd never come across one like it before. We were meant to shower directly onto the bathroom floor. At dinner we were joined by an Australian couple and a young Canadian guy who were also staying here, in the annex. It was a very pleasant evening to end our first day on the Kumano-Kodo. Outside it was pouring rain when we made our way back from the annex to the house.
On the morning of day 2 we were presented with a bento (lunch) box and led by our host to a nearby cafe where we “enjoyed” the smallest breakfast ever. We walked from Chikatsuyu to Yunomine Onsen via the Akagi-goe route, at first bypassing, then later crossing, a tornado-damaged section of the trail. At Hosshinmon-oji Michelle continued to Hongu Taisha. We, however, set off for the Akagi-goe route that led directly to Yunomine onsen where we were going to spend the next 3 nights at the J-Hoppers hostel. J-Hoppers cost a more reasonable 7,860 yen per night and included cooked rice, tea, and drip-coffee. We brought 3 dehydrated dinners with us, not knowing what food we might be able to purchase at Yunomine onsen. We wouldn't have starved although the food selection wasn't great. The small store across the street from the Tsubo-yu onsen had a selection of snacks, bananas and yogurt that were reasonably priced. J-Hoppers also had a selection of food items.
On day 3 we made a 13 mile, with 3,150' gain, loop, reversing the Akagi-goe route as far as Hosshinmon-oji. From there we made our way to Hongu Taisha along the busiest section of trail. Many people evidently walk only the section of trail between Hosshinmon-oji and Hongu Taisha in order to earn their Kumano-Kodo stamp. We ran into an REI tour group which, if we were to have joined, would have cost us $14,000 for 11 days (excluding airfare). We wouldn't have had nearly as much exercise either. They were walking less than 5 miles, and climbing less than a thousand feet, per day. To be members of a guided tour group in Japan a couple can expect to pay approximately $1,300 per day, $500 per day for a self-guided tour organized by a travel company, or $250 per day for a self-guided, self-organized tour. After spending some time at Hongu Taisha we made our way back to Yunomine Onsen via the Dainichi-goe route that was really steep, both on the ascent and on the descent.
At Hongu Taisha we stamped our credentials with the Kumano-Kodo completion stamp. This works on the honor system as it's self-serve and no one actually checks whether or not you've done one of the qualifying routes, of which there are several. (1) Walk from Takijiri-oji all the way to Hongu Taisha, which is what we did, (2) walk from Nachi Taisha to Hongu Taisha, (3) walk from Koyasan to Hongu Taisha, which is what we'll be doing next, or (4) the physically easiest is to walk from Hossinmon-oji to Hongu Taisha and also pay a visit to Nachi Taisha and Hayatama Taisha.
Staying at a Japanese Minshuku Guesthouse: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Staying at a Japanese Minshuku is an immersive experience when walking the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. This video outlines the main features of a minshuku stay including the architecture features, facilities, and manners to follow. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
All about Kumano - Must see spots in Kumano | Japan Travel Guide
Kumano ( 熊野古道 )
Top Sights in Kumano:
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Kumano Nachi Taisha
Kumano Kodo Path
Kumano Hongu Taisha
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Kawayu Onsen
Nachi Falls
The Former Site of Kumano Hongu Grand Shrine at Ōyunohara
Tsubo-yu
Daimonzaka Tea House
Daimonzaka Slope
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How to Ride a Public Bus: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
It is easy to ride a Japanese public bus, it is just a matter to know the system. With this video the process is outlined during a bus ride from the Kii-Tanabe station to the Takijiri bus stop. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Kumano Kodo 2017 4. Yunomine Onsen back to Hongu
After the storm
Takijiri-oji & Kumano Kodo Kan Pilgrimage Center: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Takijiri-oji is the main trailhead for longer, multi-day treks on the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route. The Kumano Kodo Kan Pilgrimage Center is located nearby. This video highlights the general area of Takijiri-oji. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Luggage Shuttle Service: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Using a luggage shuttle service on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route is a great way to lighten your load, letting you enjoy the spiritual landscape to its fullest. There are a variety of service providers that can be booked online via the Kumano Travel community reservation system. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.