Experience a touch of history at this rest stop, set in a beautifully restored 130-year-old house. Here, you’ll find tourist information, locally made Kumano specialties, and take-out items. After your journey on the Kumano Kodo, enjoy a relaxing coffee break in the traditional Japanese-style room.
*Bike rentals and a city tour bus stop are available for your convenience.

Next to the Kumanoshi train station.

This tourist facility is located right in front of the World Heritage Site Hana-no-Iwaya. Its recommended menu items include oyako-don made with local specialty Kumano Jidori (The Local Brand Chicken), udon made with ancient rice associated with Hana-no-Iwaya, and Mitarashi dango. Visitors can also enjoy Kumano specialties such as Mehari-zushi (A Traditional Rice Dish) and Sanma (Saury) Sushi. The specialty product corner is well-stocked with a wide range of local goods, including seafood, citrus products, and wooden crafts. The facility also features an exhibition of materials related to Hana-no-Iwaya, showcasing its history and origins. (Source: Iseji Navi)

You can use this Michi-no-Eki as a base when walking the Hongu-do, and this is also where buses to and from Kumanoshi Station, Atawa Station and Seiryuso arrive and depart. In addition, there are demand-responsive taxis that you can use by contacting the providers in advance by telephone from the adjacent Kumano City Hall Kiwa General Branch Office. You can also go to Shingu City Kumanogawa Branch Office near Shiko.

It is said that the spring-water gushed out when Emperor Godaigo worked on the excavation of a gold mine in 1337. After that, the onsen withered due to the development of mines, but when the area was bored after the mines closed, the water gushed out again and the area recovered as Yunokuchi Onsen in 1979.