Editorial photo #13867877 Human Interest

UNESCO Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Revitalizes Rural Wakayama

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - JUNE 19: Hikers carrying backpacks and walking sticks pass under a historic stone torii gate at the entrance to the Daimon-zaka slope along the Kumano Kodo trail in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. The moss-covered stone gateway, adorned with a traditional shimenawa straw rope, marks the sacred boundary leading tourists and spiritual pilgrims across a small red-railed bridge and up the ancient cobblestone mountain path toward Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine and Nachi Falls within the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kii Mountain Range pilgrimage network. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13867877
Date taken: 19 June 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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