Kumano Kodo

We're back after travelling two days on the Kumano Kodo, an ancient pelgrim road through the mountains. Our first itinerary was from Nachi to Koguchi. Luckily we didn't know in advance how difficult the road would be. Even emperors and poets complained about the hardship of the road.
We needed almost 8 hours to travel 13.5 km. The scenery is very lovely:

Although we took 4 liter of water with us, we had no problem downing another 2 liter on arrival.
The next day we went from Koguchi to Yunomine. The road was less difficult but nevertheless we were happy to arrive at our Ryokan. here is a view of the mountains:

Next stop will be Koyasan where we will see the "Obon" festival.