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Nakasendo Highway – Magome – Nagiso – JAPAN

Sunday 18/03/2018   Magome – Nagiso   

                                       Nakasendo Highway, JAPAN

Participants: Bethany Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report)

The walk from Magome to Nagiso is part of the Nakasendo, one of the old roads made during Japan’s Edo Period (1603 to 1867). It started from Edo (present day Tokyo) reaching Kyoto via the Kiso Valley. Magome and Tsumago are both post towns (juku) which has stone paved streets with well restored and preserved buildings in keeping with the style of the Edo Period. 

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