Yakiyama Pass

An epic hike

Historically, Yakiyama was the last major test for pilgrims on the Iseji Kumano Kodo, so we'd expected to be pushed to the brink by the lengthy hike. While it's certainly a long day of hiking, the ...

Long い ramp

Original Text

There are cobblestones, but it seems that there are not many people who come to sightseeing because the walking distance is long. It is an unpopular pass road. There is an uplet in the back of the house, and you can climb while looking at the sea of Owase.

I walked to Mikisato Station.

Original Text

I walked through the difficult points of the Kumano Kodo, which is said to be "over Mt. Yaki", to Mikisato Station. It took about half a day, but the view from the Mikitoge Chaya site was very good.

the blue birds and the blue sea

Original Text

On the way from the roadside station Kaisan, cross the Makoshi Pass to reach the Hakiyama trailhead, on foot, I arrived at Sakurachaya Ichirizuka after passing through the seven difficult points in the basket. Passing next to Eboshi Rock and reaching Kuki Pass 々 There is a guide board that says that there was a ridge in Ise seven times and Kumano three times. , It must have been happy, and I stretched my legs and walked alone to Kada station. ...

I was confident in my physical strength, so I went there.

Original Text

It seems that it was a very difficult place at that time. When I read the materials, it seems that bandits and wolves appeared and suffered pilgrims. On the way, I saw many stone Buddhas memorializing the pilgrims who fell down. Looking at the stone Buddha, you come from all over the country in the distance. The seven-curved cobblestones around Yakiyamagoe were the steepest and most difficult, but I was able to pass by without difficulty for anyone who was just climbing. It was fun to walk around many historic sites such as Kojindo and the graveyard of Manhoin, which exterminated bandits. Scenery that you can occasionally see ...