Walking through the Nakasendo Road
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Nakasendo Road was an official road during the Edo period connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto. Numerous attractions, such as Ryokan Haiku Monument and Tsumago Castle Monument, a legendary castle that is said to be impregnable against the grand Tokugawa army. Explore this history road like a traveler back in the day.
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■Nagiso Sta → (7 min on foot) → SL Park → (15 min on foot) → Kabuto Kannon → (15 min on foot) → Ryokan Monument → (15 min on foot) → Tsumago Castle Monument Entrance → (8 min on foot) → (Koi-iwa) |
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Nagiso Town to Tsumago |
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Koi-iwa → (10 min on foot) → Tsumago Post Town and Nagiso Town Museum (Total 1 hr 30 min)
■ Tsumago Post Town and Nagiso Town Museum → (20 min on foot) → Hashiba Signpost → (10 min on foot) → (O-Tsumago) |
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Tsumago |
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O-tsumago → (25 min on foot) → Kurashina Ancestral Shrine → (8 min on foot) → Odaki and Medaki Falls → (25 min on foot) → (Ichikokutochi Bansho Ruins) |
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O-tsumago |
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Ichikokutochi Bansho Ruins → (20 min on foot) → Magome Pass, Shiki Haiku Monument → (5 min on foot) → Pass → (15 min on foot) → Water Mill Monument → (25 min on foot) → Magome Post Town, Toson Memorial Museum (Total trip: About 3 hrs 30 min) |
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O-tsumago to Magome Post Town |
Midono Post Town and Yogawa Road Walking Course (Nagiso Sta - Midono Post Town - Nojiri Station)
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■ Nagiso Sta → (30 min on foot) → Midome Post Town Honjin Ruins → (15 min on foot) → Nijusan’yato Tower → (1 hr 30 min on foot) → Koten-an & Autumn moon in Yogawa, one of the 8 Scenic Spots of Kiso → (10 min on foot) → Hakusan Shrine Giant Cypress → (40 min on foot) → Amidado → (30 min on foot) → Stone Buddha Signpost → (1 hr 30 min on foot) → Nojiri Sta (Total trip: About 5 hrs) |
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Yogawa Road |
If you are planning on sightseeing in the extended area surrounding the village, please see here (wide-area tourism website "Shoryudo") for more information.