Gravel Cycling & Camping in Wakayama & Nara Prefectures – Part 2! (around the Kumano Kodo!)
This is part 2 of our November trip to the Kii Peninsula (紀伊半島), where we got to camp and ride bikes in Wakayama and Nara Prefectures.
This area is most known for the Kumano Kodo, a beautiful and spiritual pilgrimage trail for hiking. However, there are also some incredible roads for cycling! During these two days of riding, we first followed the the Kumano River to some famous shrines in Shingu. On the final day, we crossed the border into Nara Prefecture to ride on some rural gravel roads. We visit Hayatama Taisha and Hongu Taisha, two of the three main shrines making up the Kumano Sanzan.
You can watch part one about the first half of our weekend (with rides in Mie Prefecture and the white beaches of Shirahama) here: https://youtu.be/WiRpgC0fEq4?si=BLactXdxZ3ZXbmFM
Ride and Route information:
Day 3 ride to Shingu: https://www.strava.com/activities/10276867338
Day 4 gravel ride in Nara and Wakayama: https://www.strava.com/activities/10283758873
Jump to…
0:20 – start of the ride to Shingu
1:33 – Kamikura Jinja
3:02 – Asuka Jinja
3:37 – Hayatama Taisha
5:29 – start of final day
6:15 – final ride map
10:42 – Hongu Taisha
🎙️ Want to keep up with the rest of our adventures? We have a podcast! : https://www.ramblingramsbothams.com
Planning a Japan bike tour yourself? Zeb wrote a blog with tips about cycling in Japan here: https://www.ramblingramsbothams.com/blog/planning-bikepacking-or-bike-touring-in-japan
Links for more info:
More about Wakayama prefecture: https://en.visitwakayama.jp/
Shingu City: https://www.shinguu.jp/en
Kumano Kodo: https://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/kumano-kodo/
Kumano Hayatama Taisha: http://kumanohayatama.jp/
Kumano Hongu Taisha: http://www.hongutaisha.jp/english/
Yoshino Kumano National Park: https://www.japan.travel/national-parks/parks/yoshino-kumano/
Kawayu Onsen: https://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/places/kawayu/
Ryujin Area: https://www.ryujin-kanko.jp/ryujin/
More videos about Japan Cycling here:
Riding from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go: https://youtu.be/f-j3oMr7LEE
One Week Biking from Kanazawa to Matsumoto: https://youtu.be/OOgtL6N20mY?si=J1v3kpDlE6akcXN1
Biking the Highlands of Japan in Nagano: https://youtu.be/gdDsRhyQUPo?si=laJ0etHK0QaQKRdB
Noto Peninsula Cycling Tour: https://youtu.be/AtgQuM1PLaI
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12 Comments
No faith in the route planning I see 🙁
Another awesome video…
Love your videos!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Very nice, a bit more picturesque than our cold, windy ride to the coast of N.E England this morning!
Nice video. love the color of leaves and shrines.
That's some incredible scenery! What a gorgeous part of the country, I hope I get the chance to ride through one day! Thanks for making this video!
very nice congratulations, ciao dall' Italia
Wonderful as always!. It is really great that you take time to research and explain the interesting Japanese points along the way. I wish that I had the talent and time to make videos of my rides. Keep it up! 🙂
Another great video. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my god the temple and those red leaves at the end, so pretty! A little late to this video, but very relaxing to watch as usual. My favorite outdoors channel (AdventureArchives) is actually also currently releasing hiking videos of the Kumano Kodo, so it was super cool to see other aspects of the area!
Must be a ton of work to record and edit these travel diaries on top of the trip planning and actual work of adventuring!
Great pacing of your vids and the commentary is bang on again!