Kumano Kodokan, the Nakahechi information centre

Opposite Takijiri-oji, the entrance to the trail, it lends Heian robes free of charge for a photo.

It stands opposite Takijiri-oji, one of the five major oji (王子, the waypoint shrines that marked the pilgrims' route) and the gateway to the Nakahechi route, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. It displays finds excavated in the oji area itself and the diary of a court pilgrimage in which the poet Fujiwara no Teika took part. If you want a photo in costume, you can put on a Heian robe for a fee before setting off on the trail.

Built as the information point for the Nakahechi route of the Kumano pilgrimage trail, opposite Takijiri-oji, a National Historic Site since 2000. It is still the most used starting point for tackling the climb towards Takahara and the Kumano shrines on foot.

ℹ️ Free entry, open 8:30–17:15 all year (closed 29–31 December). Heian robe hire for photos 2,500 yen, until 15:00, by booking. Free car park, 40 spaces. By Ryūjin bus from Kii-Tanabe, about 40 minutes, Takijiri bus stop.

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Sources: rurubu.jp · tabiiro.jp · ja.wikipedia.org

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