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Tsumago, Nagisomachi, Nagano Pref.
  Tsumago is the southmost Stage-Town of Kisoji in Shinao Country. As the main roads crossed one another in the town, it prospered as the key town of the Kiso area.
  Photo : A view southward from the point under the Kotokuji temple.
Articles

Townscape Conserving Movement

  Tsumago has kept the old aspects of Japan. However the town had long been left behind Modernaization sice Meiji period, it has riveived strongly by townscape conserving movement.

A view in Terashita

⇒the article Town Making

Enjoy Town-Watching

  Let's walk from the southern end of the town northwards, feeling as if you were travellers coming over Magome-toge in the old days. From Omata to Terashita, Kamimachi, Nakamachi, Shimomachi, Koino.

 尾又の風景

Look over Terashita from Omata

⇒the article Walk in Tsumago

A Point of Town-Watching

  Terashita is a zone where the old feature of the town has been kept best. We would like to remind the feeling of the travellers in the old days.

⇒the article Walk in Tsumago 2

  In Nakamachi zone are some museums showing the historical materials. Let's learn history of the daily life in this area.

⇒the article Walk in Tsumago 3

  From Nakamachi to Shimomachi many shops for travellers stand side by side. Enjoy watching those shops.

⇒the article Walk in Tsumago 4

  Walking around from Shimomachi to Koino, enjoy rural landscapes.

⇒the article Walk in Tsumago 5

上町から中町
From Kamimachi to Nakamachi

中町から下町
From Nakamachi to Shimomachi

恋野の水車小屋
A tiny water-mill house in Koino
Learn & Experience

A picture-map of Magome

  • Picture about the town as awhole
  • Guiding Town-walking

A picture-map of Tsumago

  • Picture about the town as a whole
  • Guiding Town-walking

A simple map of Kisoji

  • A picture-map the ways touring aound 11 stage-towns of Kisoji
  • Guiding the tour around Kisoji

A tour-map about Kisoji

  • A picture-map explaining the tour-course arond Kiso area
  • Guiding the tour-spots and place of the stage-towns

A Chart of Nakasendo

  • A picture-map of whole Nakasendo from Edo to Kyo.
  • Shinano country and other main roads connected with Nakasendo.

Architecture of the Machiya-house

  • Explain the architectute-design of Machiya town-house of Kiso area
  • Investigate the life style of the people in Edo era from the house-architecture