Tagged With "pilgrimages"

Lisa Day concludes her series on journeying the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage in Japan, ending in Hongu Taisha.

Chaucer's pilgrims were headed to Canterbury in the 14th century, and quite a bit of it would be recognizable, but with many modern additions.

A round-up of festivals, sports and music events, pilgrimages and more to enliven May visits to Spain.

What a beautiful place and what a great adventure. I hope to this walk someday too. Is there any advice you'd have for an American who doesn't speak any Japanese in going about this?

Thank you! I'm happy to hear you're planning on walking the Kumano. As for potential language issues, while knowing some Japanese would definitely make it easier to navigate, I don't think it should be too difficult without. As long as you manage to figure out lodging and transportation in advance, you should be fine! A lot of the signs along the pilgrimage are in English as well as Japanese, and though it helps to have a map of your particular route, the trails are all very well defined so...

The Way is a movie about the pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Samantha really loved the scenery but also found it a very moving film.