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A DRIVING AND WALKING TOUR
KISO VALLEY Narai has a couple of

TOUR museums, giving an
insight into how life
was for travelers on
the Nakasendo.

Distance 37 miles (60 km) Stopping-off points Narai, Magome,
Tsumango Difficulty Trails and roads are well-maintained
t
The Kiso River runs through a picturesque moun ain valley
that was the route of the Nakasendo, one of the Edo-
period post roads. Take a drive along this ancient route,
stopping at the 11 charming post towns en route. START
Tsumago, Narai, and Magome, in particular, still retain Kiso-Hirasawa
much of that atmosphere, their narrow streets lined Narai
with wooden inns and stores. Parts of the old Torii Pass
Nakasendo walking trail, especially between Kiso
Tsumago and Magome, are as they were Yabuhara
in the Edo days and can be followed past
woods, farms, and milestones. More
challenging hiking is found on
nearby mountains such as Ontake. Miyanokoshi

0 km 5 N Kiso-Fukushima Harano
Lacquerware is
0 miles 5 a specialty in
Kiso-Hirasawa.
Kiso-Fukushima was the
location of a major gate on The Torii Pass has
the Nakasendo road. Today Agematsu one of the main
it is the gate way to the remaining sections of
sacred mountain of Ontake. Nezame- genuine, stone-paved
no-toko Nakasendo road.

Nezame-no-toko Kuramoto
is a pretty gorge,
about half-an- Suhara All signs of modernity
hour’s walk from have been hidden in
Agematsu. Okuwa Tsumago – cables are
Kiso River Nojiri
buried and cars banned.

Magome is a good starting
Junikane point for the 5-mile (8.5-km)
Nakasendo walking trail
to Tsumago.
Nagiso
Tadachi
Tsumago
Sakashita
CENTRAL
HONSHU
Kiso
Ochiaigawa Magome Valley
FINISH
Nakatsugawa
Locator Map
For more detail see p150
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