Embark on a 1-day tour from Matsumoto and discover Old Japan on the Nakasendo Trail Trek. Experience traditional post towns, ancient forests, and mountain passes on this exciting hike.
Embark on a 1-day tour from Matsumoto and discover Old Japan on the Nakasendo Trail Trek. Experience traditional post towns, ancient forests, and mountain passes on this exciting hike.
- Tsumago Post Office - Our tour will begin in earnest when you and your guide step off the bus at Tsumago-juku Post Town. Once a vital station on a road connecting Tokyo (then called Edo) and Kyoto, the town’s appearance has not changed since its heyday. Here you can find streets lined with traditional wooden buildings that have been meticulously…
- Tsumago Post Office - Our tour will begin in earnest when you and your guide step off the bus at Tsumago-juku Post Town. Once a vital station on a road connecting Tokyo (then called Edo) and Kyoto, the town’s appearance has not changed since its heyday. Here you can find streets lined with traditional wooden buildings that have been meticulously preserved by their residents. Some buildings are open to enter, and allow you a look into how people used to travel in Old Japan.
- Transport to and from all locations in a dedicated tour vehicle
- English-speaking guide
- Transport to and from all locations in a dedicated tour vehicle
- English-speaking guide
- Lunch
- Lunch
Prepare to experience Old Japan on foot with this exciting hike through traditional post towns, ancient forests, and dramatic mountain passes. Starting in Tsumago-juku post town, your guide will explain a bit about what kinds of people traveled the roads in Old Japan, where they were going, and how they lived. You will get a chance to enter some…
Prepare to experience Old Japan on foot with this exciting hike through traditional post towns, ancient forests, and dramatic mountain passes. Starting in Tsumago-juku post town, your guide will explain a bit about what kinds of people traveled the roads in Old Japan, where they were going, and how they lived. You will get a chance to enter some buildings including an old Inn and a horse-stable that perfectly illustrate what your guide has mentioned.
Leaving Tsumago-juku post town, you will start out on an 8km trek to the next post town, passing by roaring waterfalls and quiet hamlets along the way. Keep an eye open for wildlife and wildflowers while you are led by your guide along what was once one of the main avenues of travel in Japan.
Arriving at Magome-juku post town, you will be treated to far off views of fields and mountains as you descend to the bottom of this very vertical village. After having a little time for shopping, you will board the tour vehicle and head back.
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