- Places & Stories 6/20/2022Q & A with Local KUMANO KODO Guide Mike Rhodes Having a "Passion" for Japan Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau consultant an...
- Eat & Drink 4/27/2022Kumano Restaurants Awarded Michelin Status! For the first time ever, Wakayama prefecture in Japan was included in The Miche...
- News & Updates 4/27/2022KUMANO KODO Guide Training Nurtures Local Resources As part of its ongoing mission to develop local guides and resources for the UN...
- News & Updates 10/3/2020Preserving Japan’s Ancient Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Network Crowdfunding Campaign (Oct~Dec, 2020) The tangible and intangible benefits of Japan’s Kumano Kodo pilgrimage experien...
- News & Updates 4/1/2020The World is One. We are the Same. “The world is one. We are the same”, has been an integral experience for people...
- Hints & Tips 3/2/2020Dealing with Garbage on the Trail What do we do with our trash, Mike? I don't know where to throw it away? I...
- Hints & Tips 2/28/2020KUMANO KODO Trekking Backpack Contents What’s in My Bag? Hi, I’m Mike, a resident and local guide for the Kumano Ko...
- Media & Accolades 1/24/20202020 Hometown Development Grand Prize Award Winner We are thrilled to announce that the Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau has been...
- Places & Stories 12/25/2019Creating a New Model of Grassroots Community-based Tourism in the Sacred Region of Kumano Interview of Brad Towle for the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sacred Kum...