Nakahechi area · Valley resupply hub

Kurisugawa

Kurisugawa

The valley town below Takahara — and the practical base for the start of the Nakahechi. Unlike Takahara up on the ridge, Kurisugawa has an A-COOP supermarket, buses and accommodation. It sits off the trail itself, about a 40-minute walk down from Takahara.

Practical information

Everything you need in town

Nearest station

Kii-Tanabe (JR)

~50 min by bus to Kurisugawa

Bus service

Bus stop in town

Buses toward Tanabe and up the valley

Resupply

Supermarket (A-COOP)

The main resupply for this part of the trail

Accommodation

Available

Guesthouses and minshuku in the valley

Water

Available in town

On the Kumano Kodo?

Off the trail

~40 min walk uphill to Takahara, on the route

Up to the trail →

~40 min walk uphill

Start of the Nakahechi

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