Nisaka Touge (Kumano Kodo Iseji Route)

Okimidaira
resting stone
Ontsutsuji road
Okimidaira
resting stone
Ontsutsuji road

A mountain pass between TaikiTown and KihokuTown.
From the early to mid-Edo period, it became the official gateway to Kishu, replacing TsuZurato-togePass, following the entry of Lord Tokugawa Yorinobu.
Current National Route 42 and JR Kisei Line also cross the Kasaka Pass.
The road is wide and has a gentle slope, making it an easy walk. It is said that it got its name because it was able to cross the mountain carrying heavy loads.
Along the way, Okimi-daira is a resting place with a great view, and there is a wooden board with two poems written by the Edo period travel writer Makiyuki Suzuki.
The course has many broad-leaved trees, and you can enjoy a variety of plants in each season, including azaleas around April.

○Course points: Ruins of tea houses and stone Buddhas at Kasaka Pass – Ruins of Ichirizuka – Ruins of medicinal herb gardens – Katakami Pond, etc.
○Walking time: Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes
○Distance: Approximately 8km (JR Umegaya Station - JR nagashima Station)
○ Resting spots: Michi-no-eki Kii-NagashimaManbo, Fureai Hiroba Mandoro, etc.

URL: Kasaka Pass Road (HigashiKishu Tourism Handbook)
URL: Mie Prefectural Kumano Kodo Center [Kasaka Pass]
URL: World Heritage Kumano Kodo Iseji Route (Mie Prefectural Office HP)

You can view and edit the sightseeing route (My Plan on My Page) that will take you around the selected spots.

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Detailed information

address
Taiki Town, TaikiTown-KihokuTown
telephone number
0597-89-6172 (HigashiKishu Regional Promotion Corporation)
Access by public transportation

[To JR Umegaya Station, the starting point]
・About 2 hours by train from Kintetsu/JR Tsu Station
・About 10 minutes by train from JR Kisei Main Line "nagashima Station"

Access by car

・Approximately 15 minutes south by car from Kisei Expressway "Kise ouchiyama IC"

parking

There are parking spaces for several cars behind JR Kisei Main Line "Umegaya Station"
Parking is also possible at Michi-no-eki Kii-NagashimaManbo

*Prices are subject to change, so please check with your contact information before going out.

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