Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
World Heritage Kumano Kodo and Kumano Hongu Taisha
Kumano Hongu Onsen village in Healing and resurrection
31/8/2025
Onsen
Yunomine
- Public bath:OPEN
- Tsuboyu:OPEN
- Yuzutsu Public Onsen Cooking basin: OPEN
Kawayu
- Kawayu River: OPEN
- Yakushi-no-yu Outdoor bath :OPEN
*It will be closed while cleaning. - Public Bath: OPEN
6:30~20:00 ※Closed on Tuesdays - Sennin Buro Outdoor Bath:Closed
*open only in winter
* At the river shore of Kawayu area, There are places where Onsen (Hot spring) comes out by digging the shore.
The teporature of the Onsen is getting higher because of the hot weather.
Also, the rocks of the river side are getting heated. Please be carefule for burn injuries.
Wataze / Hongu
- 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 - Sosei-no-yu (Hongu):OPEN
15:00~20:00 ※Closed on 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): None
- Route 169(Towards Tamakisan, Kitayama village): None
- Route 311(Towards Kumano city, Mie): None