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UNESCO Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Revitalizes Rural Wakayama

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A group of long-distance hikers carrying backpacks and traditional wooden trekking poles walk along a paved roadside sidewalk near the entrance to Daimon-zaka in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. This rural transport corridor passes through local mountain valleys, directing international tourists and spiritual pilgrims toward the ancient cedar forests of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13862823
Date Taken	19 June 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

Full Length Full Body Asia Clouds Daimon-zaka Forest Japan Kii Peninsula Kumano Kodo Mountain Nachikatsuura Nature Sidewalk Sky Tactile Paving Tourism Tourists Traffic Trekkers UNESCO Wakayama Walking asphalt backpack gear hikers infrastructure landscape pavement pilgrimage residential ridge road rural scenery transport travel trees trekking pole valley village walking stick white long-distance hikers backpacks wooden trekking poles rural transport corridor mountain valleys international tourists spiritual pilgrims ancient cedar forests UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage network roadside sidewalk Artur Widak