General
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Tech prep before leaving
What preparations are necessary is different for everyone. What to pack? What not to pack (maybe as important!)? What to plan ahead, and what to sort out as you are on the hike? And so on. One thing that most… …more
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The layout of the Nakasendō
Researching the old path has been an adventure in itself. There are a lot of versions of the complete route available on the internet, often only subtly different from each other. Sometimes though the various maps and files are starkly… …more
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Starting an adventure
To hike the whole distance of the old Nakasendō between Tokyo and Kyoto has been on my bucket list for over a decade. In 2015 I hiked between a handful of the more famous post stations of the path, from… …more