This is the trail that links Owase with the small fishing village of Mikisato. The pass is 647 m above sea level and was known in the past as the most difficult trail in the west of Japan. It is the most difficult pass on the Ise ji, and bandits and wolves came out to haunt pilgrims and make them suffer. There are many pilgrims gravestones along the trail, marking the graves of pilgrims who passed away during their trip.
