Category: Nakasendo Hiking course
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Sekigahara-juku – Tarui-juku hiking
Follow the Nakasendo road from Sekigahara-juku to Tarui-juku. The road itself is a paved road with little variety, but it is dotted with historic sites that are unique to a highway with a long history. Sekigahara-juku is no longer a post town, as the Nakasendo has become a national highway. But once through Sekigahara-juku, an…
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Akasaka-juku – Tarui-juku hiking
This course takes you around Akasaka-juku and along the Nakasendo Road to Tarui-juku. Although there are no major tourist attractions, it is easy to see that this area is a combination of ancient, medieval, and early modern times. Although the Nakasendo along this route is not a main road, it is all roadway, and you…
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Mitake-juku – Fishimi-juku hiking
This course takes you to Fushimi-juku after walking around Mitake-juku on the Nakasendo Road. The distance is short (about 7 km) and you can walk it in half a day. But be careful if you take a train because the number of trains to Meitetsu Mitake Station is limited. While Mitake-juku retains the appearance of…
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Kashiwabara-juku – Imasu-juku – Sekigahara-juku hiking
This course follows the Nakasendo road from JR Kashiwabara Station, walking through three post towns: Kashiwabara-juku, Imasu-juku, and Sekigahara-juku. The Nakasendo route between these three post towns was the Tozando Road before the Edo period (1603-1867). This route is highly recommended for those who love history, as it is full of historical sites from various…
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Nakatsugawa-juku – Oi-juku hiking
This hiking course takes you through the center of Nakatsugawa-juku, along the Nakasendo road through rural areas, and to Oi-juku in downtown Ena City. There are no famous shrines, temples, or historic sites along the route. However, the stone Buddha statues scattered along the route and the winding road with its undulations make this course…
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Magome-juku – Ochiai-juku – Nakatugawa-juku hiking
This hiking course starts at Magome-juku on the Nakasendo Highway, passes through the stone pavement of Ochiai, which retains the atmosphere of the old Nakasendo Highway, and after Ochiai-juku, ends at Nakatsugawa-juku. The course between Tsumago and Magome is very famous and many people walk it, but from Magome-juku to Nakatsugawa-juku is a quieter hiking…
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Tsumago-juku – Magome-juku Hiking
You can enjoy two of famous Nakasendo post towns and a well-preserved old route between Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku. Many parts of the old Nakasendo highway in this section are off tarmac road. Two post towns remind us the traditional atmosphere Nakasendo, making it a popular hiking trail. Physically, it is easier to walk from Magome-juku…
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Midono-juku – Tsumago-juku hiking
This trekking course starts from JR Nagiso Station. At first, we visit nearby Midono-juku. And then follows the Nakasendo, and walks to Tsumago-juku. This section of Nakasendo is not very popular but it provides a very pleasant walk. Most of the old Nakasendo highway in this section is paved road. The highlights of the course After leaving JR…
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Midono-juku – Nojiri-juku, Yogawa route hiking
The Nakasendo route from Mitsurunojuku to Nojirijuku was originally a road along the Kiso River. Since the road between these points was often blocked by landslides and other obstacles, the Yogawa route, a road over the mountains, was built as an alternative route.While the Nakasendo along the river has hardly retained its original form due…