20 Tori-toge Pass
Tori-toge Pass
Walking time
About 2 hours 20 minutes
Distance
Around 7.9km (Starts and ends at Senmaida Toori-toge Iriguchi bus stop)
sea level
390m
Route features
Once you come down from Fuden Pass, the road forks; one path points to Hongu, while the other takes one to Kitayama and onwards, all the way to Yoshino on the other side of the mountains. This route is not registered as part of the UNESCO Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, but has been used by the people in this area as an important trade route connecting neighboring villages for many centuries. Take a walk through Maruyama Senmaida to immerse yourself in rustic landscapes of the area.
Route highlights
Observation Deck
The viewpoint perched upon the steep mountain slope overlooks 7.2 hectares of beautiful rice paddy terraces. Records from 1601 show that there were 2,240 paddies in all at that time.
Stone Path
Though rather narrow, about 800 meters of the stone path remain intact. The remnants of a charcoal kiln along the way will give you an idea of what life was like long ago.
Tori-toge Pass and Koyasu Jizo Statue
This Jizo statue was erected in 1851 on this windy mountain pass. People pray to it for Koyasu (literally translated as “child safety”), or a smooth childbirth.
Big Rock
Right in the middle of the terraced rice paddies of Maruyama Senmaida stands a huge boulder, which is said to provide a sense of groundedness to the view.
Route map
Day trip to Kumano Kodo by trains and buses
Road trip to Kumano Kodo
距離 約4.8km(千枚田･通り峠入口バス停発着) 歩行時間 2時間20分 駐車スペース○千枚田･通り峠入口バス停付近 （バス停から徒歩すぐ）
◆マイカーで来訪での歩きイメージ◆
START 千枚田・通り峠入り口バス停付近に駐車
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通り峠登り口～丸山千枚田へ歩く
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丸山千枚田～
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GOAL 駐車場に戻る
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