Welcome to Travel Notes, the journal of Home Comforts Hiking. Discover hiking stories, behind-the-scenes moments, travel tips, and inspiration from trails across Japan, Australia, Korea, Vietnam and beyond. Real journeys. Real comfort.
Experience the incredible food along the Kumano Kodo trail. Discover kaiseki dining, regional Japanese cuisine, and how Home Comforts Hiking caters for dietary requirements and allergies.
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, the Kumano Kodo forms part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range and remains one of Japan’s most important spiritual and cultural landscapes.
Compare the Kumano Kodo and the Camino de Santiago to understand how these two UNESCO pilgrimages offer very different paths to reflection, completion, and personal transformation.