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Part of a large complex with both Shinto and Buddhist influences including the Buddhist temple Seigantoji. The area is also home to Japan’s largest waterfall and a three-story pagoda associated with the temple. One of only two UNESCO World Heritage trails in the world—the other being the Camino de Santiago in Spain—the Kumano Kodo in Japan has been a pilgrimage route since 800 AD. Just south of Osaka in Wakayama prefecture, the trail has been described as a “pilgrimage of ants” due to the huge number of pilgrims that would walk the trails in the 12th Century.