Backpacking on Kumano Kodo
Japan is an amazing place to visit. During the Golden Week Holiday Faye and I had the pleasure of going to Japan for our second time. This time we enjoyed the beauty and glory of nature as we hiked the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route before shopping in Osaka. We arrived in Osaka Kansai Airport on September 28th in the early afternoon. We immediately hopped on the metro to Hineno to catch a JR train to Tanabe. The ride was about 2hrs long and by the time we arrived in Tanabe it was already dark. I stopped very briefly in Tanabe train station to play this charcoal xylophone. We took a taxi to our hotel. Staying in the Kumano Kodo Winery Guesthouse was a fantastic choice. When we arrived they were already making us a delicious dinner with locally sourced ingredients. The sound of crickets and chirping frogs filled the night air as we enjoyed our meal and some drinks. Then we repacked our bags and went to bed....