Trek Japan Kyoto to Tokyo

Trek Japan Kyoto to Tokyo NEWFOR 2023

Highlights

Trek challenge Challenge level

• Explore the spectacular Kyoto • Venture through the beautiful Japanese countryside • Trek deep into the Kii Mountain Range • Discover remote villages hidden in the golden hills • Sleep in local Japanese guesthouses • Hike up and look out across the sacred

Kumano mountain range

Discover the ancient magic of Japan on our once-in-alifetime Kumano Kodo trekking challenge from Kyoto to Tokyo!

After a day soaking up the autumnal colours and enchanting sites of Kyoto, including the Golden Pavillion and the Nijo Castle, we’ll journey to the Kii Hantō Peninsula to commence our charity trek. We’ll follow the footsteps of Japanese pilgrims and trek deep into the Kii Mountain Range on the steep trails of the famous Kumano Kodo pilgrimage.

Starting at the Takijiri-oji temple on the sacred Tonda river, we’ll hike on a mix of paved and unpaved trails that crisscross the peninsula and connect the major Shinto shrines in the mountains. We’ll face challenging ascents and long days on our feet, testing our strength and stamina, all the while immersed in nature.

Our pilgrimage will take us up through dense forests, across streams, past shrines and abandoned tea houses, and into remote villages hidden in the hills. We’ll sleep in humble local Japanese guesthouses, climb to some of the highest and most beautiful places in Japan and look out across the sacred Kumano mountain range, boasting 3,600 mountain peaks.

Dates: 9 - 21 Oct 2023 Duration: 13 days Registration fee: £549 Self fund: £4,999 Sponsorship: £5,548 Airport tax and fuel surcharge: Capped at £475

flights included

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Osak

Kobe

Okayama

Days 1-2 | UK – Kansai – Kyoto Day 3 | Kyoto Day 4 | Kyoto – Kumano Kodo (Kii-Tanabe) Days 9 & 10 | Nagoya – Tokyo

Nagoya

Hamamatsu

Day 6 | Nonaka – Kawayu Onsen | approx. 21km/7-9 hours

Day 7 | Kawayu Onsen – Koguchi | approx. 13km/4.5-6 hours

Day 8 | Koguchi – Nachi | approx. 14.5km/6-8 hours Tokyo

Day 11 | Tokyo Days 12-13 | Tokyo – UK