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Japan\u2019s Kumano Kodo is a 1300-year-old network of sacred pilgrimage routes through remote mountains and along a beautiful coastline.  The Kumano Kodo\u2019s sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range are registered with UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.  The Omine Okugake is the most remote and most difficult of the Kumano Kodo\u2019s routes.  Traversing the region\u2019s highest peaks, the Omine Okugake\u2019s difficulty is such that it takes 6-10 days to walk it\u2019s 100 km (60 miles).  There are no resupply-points-- one must carry enough food to last the entire route.  All of the Kumano Kodo\u2019s routes are extraordinary ways to travel deep into Japan\u2019s traditions and history while experiencing it\u2019s mysterious mountains and exotic geography.  Our guest, David Gilbert, has written a guide to hiking the Omine Okugake and posted it at Randomwire.com, along with a GPX track for the route. #kumanokodo #randomwire #trailsaroundtheworld #skyking #thruhike #hikingjapan #thruhiking #pilgrimage #hikejapan #japan #hiking