There are lots of stone art installations along the path—probably spontaneous creations by travelers.
Kumano Kodo Path | Review by Vivian Liu
Other Reviews by Vivian Liu
-
Kazurabashi Bridge (Fukui Prefecture)
Ikeda Town in Fukui Prefecture is home to abundant nature and beautiful satoyama countryside scenery. Spanning the Asuwa River, where trees seem to arch overhead, is a rare suspension bridge made from kazura vines, measuring 44 m long, 1.8 m wide, and 12 m high.
Very rustic, very countryside, and very thrilling. The whole bridge is woven from vines, and honestly it looks a little scary.
It sways when you walk on it, and the gaps under your feet are pretty big. If you look down, you can see the river right below, so anyone who’s nervous about that might end up with shaky legs 😅
-
Tsutenkaku Tower
A steel tower which looks like the Eiffel Tower and 75 meters high was built In 1912, on top of a building which was the motif of the Arc de Triomphe, and named “Tsutenkaku” meaning “A building reaching the heaven'' by Nangaku Fujisawa, a Confucian in the early Meiji period. After being broken down due to a fire, citizens lobbied for rebuilding and the current 2nd Tsutenkaku was built in 1956.
The area around here is the famous Shinsekai shopping street, packed with restaurants sporting flashy signs everywhere.
-
-
Kokyo Gaien National Garden
This park is located in the area outside the Main Gate to Japan’s Imperial Palace. At the center is the Garden Plaza, where green lawns are dotted with about 2,000 black Kuromatsu pine trees.
The Imperial Palace is usually closed to the public, so you can only take photos near the Nijubashi Bridge. The spacious garden in front is really well maintained.
-
