tokyo
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Manhole covers in Japan
Having a specific type of manhole cover for your town’s sewage drains or fire hydrants seems to be a point of local pride in Japan. There are thousands and thousands of different designs all over the country. Along the Nakasendō… …more
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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
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1. From Nihonbashi to Itabashi-shuku
The first leg of the journey, between the starting point in central Tokyo, to the first shukuba, or post town in Itabashi is almost 11 kilometres long. The path follows the general direction of the National Route 17, even though… …more
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The start of the road
The Nakasendō starts, or ends, in Tokyo, at the Nihonbashi bridge. This place has now become the designated kilometre zero of Japan. That means that all distances today are nominally measured from this place. The metal plate in the road… …more
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The Edo-Tokyo museum
This museum specialises in the Edo period of the capital, and has exihibitions that might be of specific interest to Nakasendō hikers. First and foremost, they have a life-sized replica of the Nihonbashi bridge as it looked in the early… …more