We left Tokyo today to begin our journey along the Nakasendo Road. The Nakasendo Road is the mountain road between Tokyo and Kyoto, a journey that took several weeks during the Edo era 1603 until 1868. Today the same journey can be covered in about two hours by Shinkansen - high speed train.
There are eleven local villages from Niekawa to Magome on the route called the Kiso Road or the Nakasendo Road. We will walk along a small stretch stopping at the towns of Naria, Tsumago and Magome.
Naria is a preserved town and considered a national asset. The old part of the town consist of a Main Street lined with traditional wooden shops and homes. At the beginning and end of the town are they Shinto shrines where travellers asked the deities for a safe journey. Tonight we are staying at Naria in a traditional Japanese inn.
Hi Mrs Bryant,
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I enjoyed this old post town very much and after visiting four town this was the best as it was the least spoilt by visitors. We stayed in a traditional Japanese inn run by a family. We slept on the floor, soaked in a very hot bath after we showered and enjoyed a traditional meal consisting of many dishes.
ReplyDeleteToday we travelled to Osaka on the high speed train and on these trains you can buy snacks and obento meals.