The Kii Peninsula points south away from Kyoto and Osaka and is one of the most remote and mystical areas of Japan, despite its proximity to these great cities. Long a place of pilgrimage, the Kii Peninsula is the site of the three Grand Shrines of Kumano (Kumano Sanzan). Our Kumano Kodo self-guided tours offer 4, 5 or 6 days walking village to village along the old pilgrimage route.