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From Magome
to Niekawa

  Kisoji is a way running through the deep valley. Travellers would find features of old Japan. Walking around Kisoji, let's look for the old Japanese landscapes.
  Photo : The peaks of Kiso-Komagatake, covered with fresh snow, a scene from Okuwa village in the late autumn.
 
Tour around Kisokaido Articles

Town-Walk in Narai

  Narai was the most prosperous Stage-Town in Kisoji. Learn history and geography of the town.
  Walking around in the town to look for its beautiful landscapes, investigate the position and the roll of Narai in Kisokaido.

奈良井の街並み

A view of Narai's town-street

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'Everything is in Moutains'

  As Shimazaki Toson wrote, Kisoji is surrounded by huge mountains. It has a long history. We investigate the historical and geographic circumstance of Kisoji.

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峠越えの道

Mountain-pass of Torii-toge

Enjoy Town-Walking in Tsumago

  Walk around Tsumago, from south to north, to look for the old Japanese features, as though travellers coming over Magome-toge used to feel.

妻籠の街並み

A view of Tsumago's town-street

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Enjoy Town-Walk in Magome

  Visit Magome, a town at the southern end of kisoji. Lying on the hill-ridge slope, main street of the town is paved with stones neatly.

馬籠の街並み

A scene of Magome's town-street

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Tour around Ootsumago

  Visit Ootsumago, a town sticking on the steep ravine-side, to experience the older Nakasendo. There is the dear old Japanese home town.

Older Nakasendo in Ootsumago

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Trekking Pass

鳥居峠トレッキング

深い森に囲まれた峠道を歩いて、往時の木曾路の様子を想像してみよう。奈良井から藪原まで楽しいトレッキングコースの体験記。

鳥居峠の頂部の道

Trekking along Magome-Toge pass

Walking along the older Nakasendo from Jimba of Magome to Tsumago is joyful. See beautiful old sites, a tiny village in the mountain.

The traditional houses

Informations

A Picture-Map of Nakasendo

  • Describing Nakasendo as a whole from Edo to Kyo
  • Showing the connection with other main Kaido roads

A Picture-Map of Kisoji

  • Showing all the Stage-Towns in Kiso area

A Picure-Map of Narai town

  • Describing the town shape as w whole
  • A guide for town-watching

A Picture-Map of Tsumago

  • Describing the town shape as w whole
  • A guide for town-watching

A Picture-Map of Magome

  • Describing the town shape as w whole
  • A guide for town-watching

Architecture of Machiya

  • Explaining design of the town-house
  • Investigating the life-style of people from the house-design

2020, March rev.