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Yunomine Hot Spring – View of Hongu Shrine Gate loop from Oyunohara

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Yunomine Hot Spring – View of Hongu Shrine Gate loop from Oyunohara

Hard

4.8

(40)

175

hikers

Yunomine Hot Spring – View of Hongu Shrine Gate loop from Oyunohara

05:47

18.0km

740m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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22 m

Yunomine Hot Spring

Highlight • Settlement

“Onsen” means “hot spring” and there are several of them in the small health resort of Yunomine. The village has a history that goes back over 1,800 years. You can …

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1.16 km

Akagi-goe Stone Signpost

Ruins

2.50 km

Kakihara jaya Teahouse

Ruins

6.66 km

Funatama-Jinja

Highlight • Religious Site

Small shrine on the Akagi-goe trail from Yunomine Onsen to Hongu.

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7.21 km

Inohana Oji Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

In Japanese, "Oji(王子)" generally means prince, but in the Kumano Kodo, "Oji(王子)" refers to the worship spots scattered along the trail.

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9.86 km

Mizunomi Oji

Highlight • Religious Site

In Japanese, "Oji(王子)" generally means prince, but in the Kumano Kodo, "Oji(王子)" refers to the worship spots scattered along the trail.

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11.5 km

Hosshinmon-Oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha Section, Kumano Kodo

Highlight • Trail

The Kumano Kodo is really long (typically 80km over 5 days). The best part is from Hosshinmon-Oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha grand shrine.
You will see a great shrine, great …

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13.6 km

View of Hongu Shrine Gate

Highlight • Viewpoint

From up here you have a phenomenal view of the mighty shrine gate and the valley of the Kumano River.

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14.5 km

Rear Torii Gate of Kumano Hongu Taisha

Highlight • Religious Site

15.3 km

Shrine Gate O-Torii

Highlight • Monument

The largest shrine gate in Japan now stands between rice fields at the original location of the Hongu Shrine. On the wooded sandbank that you enter through the gate, you …

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18.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.28 km

5.91 km

1.90 km

1.53 km

1.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.26 km

6.65 km

2.95 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 5 July

25°C

18°C

85 %

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Inohana Oji Shrine

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View of Hongu Shrine Gate

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