Karuizawa
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Spreading information during the Edo period
Kōsatsuba or seisatsu were message boards where government declamations, edicts, rulings and other kinds of official information could be posted. That could include new laws, information about what kinds of activities the government thought to be harmful to the state,… …more
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More weirdness and fun
North of Tokyo, the city ended and the wilderness began. I did rest on this “bench”, and it was a great place to pause on the hike! I stayed longer than a minute, though. I will do a couple of… …more
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19. 20. 21. and 22. From Karuizawa to Iwamurada
Today was a series of shorter legs combined to a longer stretch. Starting out in Karuizawa-shuku, which is sort of a vacation spot for rich people nowadays, the path led me through Kutsukake-shuku, and then onwards to Oiwake-shuku, Otai-shuku, and… …more
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17. and 18. Across the Usui pass
There isn’t just one highlight to this day’s hiking, but rather a lot! The most obvious one is the part that crosses the Usui pass, but there were a lot of other really cool things to see along the rest… …more