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58. to 63. Sekigahara to Toriimoto
This day crossed two minor mountain passes, the Imasu pass and the Surihara pass. Both were pretty tame compared to the backbreaking hikes across for instance the Usui or the Wada passes, but at least the Imasu pass was a… …more
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46. to 48. Ōi to Hosokute
The hike of the day started in Ōi-juku, and ventured into the wilderness of the Jūsan toge, the thirteen mountain passes before arriving in the tiny village of Ōkute-juku. After a short pit-stop, the I crossed the second wilderness of… …more
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45. Nakatsugawa to Ōi
The hike today was rather short, just barely over 10 kilometres. This is the shortest I’ll do (except for my rest days) on this trip. I have two reasons for doing such a short walk today. The first is that… …more
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41. to 44. Midono to Nakatsugawa
This hike covers what probably are the most famous and well-known passages along the whole Nakasendō: the Magome pass between Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku, as well as the Ochiai cobblestones (ishidatami) on the leg between Magome-juku and Ochiai-juku. The path towards… …more
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Moar wildlife
The hike today followed the Early Nakasendō instead of the “normal old Nakasendō”. There will be a post about that as well as usual, also explaining what the Early Nakasendō actually is. But these wild stretches of mountain roads I… …more