UNESCO Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Revitalizes Rural Wakayama

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UNESCO Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Revitalizes Rural Wakayama

SHINGU, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A small orange clay sculpture of a monk sits beneath an educational display sign explaining the history of the legendary 'Tendai Uyaku' medicinal plant outside a building in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. According to the English and Japanese text inscription, the ancient Chinese voyager Jofuku arrived in the Kumano region roughly 2,200 years ago under orders from the First Emperor of Qin to search for an elixir of immortality, locating this specific botanical specimen native to the mountains surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage networks. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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