Passing through the countryside and alongside the houses and fields of local residents. A walk along the Magome-Tsumago trail is a highly enjoyable part of visiting the Kiso Valley. From Magome to Tsumago involves less uphill walking than the opposite direction.
During the Edo period there were five roadways that connected Edo (modern day Tokyo) and outlying regions. The Nakasendo linked Edo and Kyoto and ran through central Japan. It had 69 posting stations of which Magome-juku was the 43rd. A walk though Magome-juku will transport you back to the Edo period, some 300 years ago.
Video of Nagasendo Trail, Magome to Tsumago, Japan 2012 © Joe Mendonca
Photos of Nagasendo Trail, Japan 2012 © Joe Mendonca
Tsumago - Japan
Fujioto Ryokan - Traditional Japanese Inn
