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Tsuzurato-toge Pass Trail
View from the summit of pass
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Distance & Time
About 13km, About 5hrs. :From Umegadani Station to Kata-kyokai-mae Bus Stop
(About 9km, About 3hrs. and 30mins.:From Umegadani Station to Kii-Nagashima Station)
--- Easy walk (from Kii-Nagashima Station to Umegadani Station, a little harder)

Summary
Tsuzurto-toge Pass was once the boundary between Ise country and Kii country.
Pilgrims who came from Ise passing through mountains could see Kumano-nada Sea for the first time in their travel.The view from the summit of Tsuzurato-toge Pass must cheer them.
"Tsuzurato" literary means "ninety-nine bends".From the summit, there is a zigzag path on sharp mountin side. On the way, people can found a good stone path.
In Shiko-district, local-citizen-group adjusts and takes care of this trail.There is beautiful flower field in Shiko-district, you could see their good work.

"Tsuzurato-toge Pass Trail" brief Map
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Tsuzurato-toge Pass Map
 
Umegadani Station ->(slight uphill, paved road, 70mins.)-> Starting Point ->(uphill, unpaved road, 30mins.)-> Tsuzurato-toge Pass ->(downhill, unpaved road-stone path, 40mins.)-> Tsuzurato-toge Pass Flower Field ->(even, paved raod, 30mins.)-> Shiko Elementary School ->(even along the river, paved road, 40mins.)-> Stone Monument ->(slight uphill, paved road, 25mins)-> Shimaji-toge Pass ->(downhill-slight uphill, paved road, 40mins.)-> Kata-Kyokaimae Bus Stop

Transportation
by car Nagoya ==(Highway & Route 42 / 2hrs. and 20mins.)== Umegadani Station ==(Route 42 / 10mins.)== Michi-no-eki Kii-Nagashima Manbo ==(Route 42 / 5mins.)== Kii-Nagashima Station ==(Route 42 / 5mins.)== Kata-kyokaimae Bus Stop
by train Nagoya Station ==(Nanki Express / 2hrs.)== Kii-Nagashima Station ==(Local / 10mins.)== Umegadani Station ==(Local Bus/ 10mins.)== Kata-kyokaimae Bus Stop

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