In 2019, more than ****** people walked the routes of the Kumano Kodō pilgrimage in Japan. By 2022, the number had declined to around ***** due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MLIT (Japan). (March 8, 2024). Number of pilgrims walking the Kumano Kodō in Japan in 2019 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299678/kumano-kodo-pilgrims-numbers-japan/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of pilgrims walking the Kumano Kodō in Japan in 2019 and 2022." Chart. March 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299678/kumano-kodo-pilgrims-numbers-japan/
MLIT (Japan). (2024). Number of pilgrims walking the Kumano Kodō in Japan in 2019 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299678/kumano-kodo-pilgrims-numbers-japan/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of Pilgrims Walking The Kumano Kodō in Japan in 2019 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299678/kumano-kodo-pilgrims-numbers-japan/
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Number of pilgrims walking the Kumano Kodō in Japan in 2019 and 2022 [Graph], MLIT (Japan), March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299678/kumano-kodo-pilgrims-numbers-japan/