Ochiai
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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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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