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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
World Heritage Kumano Kodo and Kumano Hongu Taisha
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Kumano Hongu Onsen village in Healing and resurrection
31/12/2025
Onsen
Yunomine
- Public bath:OPEN
- Tsuboyu:OPEN
- Yuzutsu Public Onsen Cooking basin: OPEN
Kawayu
- Kawayu River: OPEN
- Yakushi-no-yu Outdoor bath: CLOSED
while Sennin-buro is open. - Public Bath: OPEN
6:30~20:00 ※Closed on Tuesdays - Sennin Buro Outdoor Bath:OPEN through Feb.28.
※Bathing hour: 6:30 ~ 22:00
(Last entry: 21:30, Close: 22:00)
※Sennin Buro will be closed temporarily from 7:30 a.m. Jan.6(Tue.) 2026
due to onsen origin cleaning.
After cleaning is over, it will be reopened.
Wataze / Hongu
- Sosei-no-yu (Hongu):OPEN
15:00~20:00 (Closed on Wednesdays) - Watarase onsen Rotenburo Outdoor Bath:OPEN
6:00~22:00 - Otonashi-no-Sato Wataze onsen center:OPEN
13:00~21:00 ※Closed on Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Road Closure Information
- Takijiri~Takahara : None
Takahara~Hongu: None - Hosshinmon-oji~Kumano Hongu Taisha : None
- Akagi-goe : None
- Dainichi-goe : None
Traffic Information
- Route 168(Towards Gojo, Totsukawa): None
- Route 168(Towards Shingu): None
- Route 311(Towards Tanabe): None
- Route 371(From Ryujin to Koyasan):
From 15/12/2025 to 25/3/2026
Suspended from 17:00 to 7:00
Winter tires are needed from 7:00 to 17:00
NO motercycles are allowed - Route 169(Towards Tamakisan, Kitayama village): None
- Route 311(Towards Kumano city, Mie): None




























