Nakasendō Hiking

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  • 67. to 69. and 70. Moriyama to Ōtsu, and to Kyoto

    67. to 69. and 70. Moriyama to Ōtsu, and to Kyoto

    This post describes the last quivering legs of the journey, and finally arriving in Kyoto. But it was a lengthy trek, first yesterday and then today before I could step onto the Sanjō Ōhashi, the bridge where the Nakasendō and… …more

  • 65. to 67. Echigawa to Moriyama

    65. to 67. Echigawa to Moriyama

    The path continues in more or less a straight line heading southwest, a half a dozen or so kilometres from the shores of lake Biwa. The terrain is just about completely flat with the odd riverbank that gives the path… …more

  • 58. to 63. Sekigahara to Toriimoto

    58. to 63. Sekigahara to Toriimoto

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    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

  • 50. to 52. Fushimi to Unuma

    50. to 52. Fushimi to Unuma

    This was a very varied hike. It started on the southern banks of the Kiso river, crossed that waterway (for the last time), and then followed it on the northern side instead. This part of the river valley is called… …more

  • 41. to 44. Midono to Nakatsugawa

    41. to 44. Midono to Nakatsugawa

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    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

  • 39. to 41. Suhara to Midono

    39. to 41. Suhara to Midono

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    I rained *a lot* during the night when I stayed in the minshuku in Suhara-juku. My weather app even sent me flood warnings for the area… But a lot of rain brings another interesting change except for making everything wet.… …more

  • 37. to 39. Fukushima to Suhara

    37. to 39. Fukushima to Suhara

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    This day was a sometimes fantastic hike, and at other times rather hard on the psyche. I started off in Kiso-Fukushima, hiked via Agematsu-juku and ended up in Suhara-juku at the end of the day. On the positive side of… …more

  • 34. to 37. Narai to Fukushima

    34. to 37. Narai to Fukushima

    The hike of the day had two main themes: the Torii pass between Narai-juku and Yabuhara-juku; and the Kiso river. The first leg for the day was “just” the hike from the Narai river valley across the ridge and down… …more

  • 32. 33. and 34. Seba to Narai

    32. 33. and 34. Seba to Narai

    The path is mostly along the Narai river valley this day. Heading out from Seba-juku southwards deeper into the valley where the traditional Kisoji starts would have been a milestone in itself. Unfortunately it poured with rain. So while I… …more

  • 17. and 18. Across the Usui pass

    17. and 18. Across the Usui pass

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    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

Nakasendō Hiking