Nakasendō Hiking

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  • 63. to 65. Toriimoto to Echigawa

    63. to 65. Toriimoto to Echigawa

    These two sections of the Nakasendō are at times rather horrible, with hiking along very busy highways that for long stretches have absolutely no pavements. So I have taken a detour to the Hikone castle, which was part of my… …more

  • 45. Nakatsugawa to Ōi

    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

  • Masugata

    Masugata

    A number of the post towns along the way have incorporated a series of what seems to be non-sensical 90-degree turns in the layout of their towns where the Nakasendō passed through. A normal post town has a layout much… …more

Nakasendō Hiking