Japanese Women and Children Wearing Heian Era (794-1192) Court Dress Participate in the Kumano Kodo Picture Scroll Procession Along the Kumano Kodo Sacred Pilgrimage Route in Takahata Village Wakayama Province Friday 03 November 2006 the Procession is a Re-enactment of a Heian Era Court Pilgrimage to the Sacred Shrines Along the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route the Route Was Designated a Unesco Cultural Heritage Site in July 2004 Due to the 1 200 Year Old Traditions of Nature Worship Still Intact in the Lush and Rugged Kii Mountain Range of Central Japan