Currently we are in Kii-Katsuura, a small harbor village about 5 hours by train from Kyoto. Using the free ferry, we visited the onsen at the island just across.
Every day at 07:00, there is a fish auction which is then served in the local restaurants. We already enjoyed sashimi (raw fish, served with soy sause, wasabi and an assortment of vegetables) and a dish of big prawns in a soft chili sauce. The whole got flushed down with some good sake. Note that in the small local restaurants, English is not spoken. If you don't speak Japanese, just point at a picture displaying food, smile, nod and hope for the best :-).
As we're planning to walk the Kumano-Kodo trail for 2 days, we already checked out our starting point: the Daimon-zaka, Nachi Taisha Shrine and waterfall:
Our main concern is the temperature which climbed to 35 degrees Celsius but feels like 41 due to the high humidity. As we have each have a backpack to carry, this won't be a picknick. Each day we do around 14 km through the mountains. Travelling time is estimated around 6 to 8 hours walking (rests included) and there are no restaurants on the trail. According to the locals, only tourists do this. Sensible people take the bus, snap some pictures and then head off to the nearest souvenir shop.
For the next days we probably won't have access to the internet. If we survive this ordeal, I'll post a message from mount Koya where we will participate in the "obon matsuri".
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