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  • July 10, 2017

    Kiso-Fukushima & Narai Area

    A stop on Limited Express Shinano services running between Nagano, Matsumoto and Nagoya, the historic town of Kiso-Fukushima is your gateway to the beautiful Kiso Valley and sacred Ontake Mountain Ran...
  • July 10, 2017

    Magome, Tsumago & Nakatsugawa Area

    Increasingly popular with international visitors, Magome and Tsumago are two of the most beautifully preserved towns along the Nakasendo Trail. Lying around 7.5km apart, many visitors to the region ch...
  • July 20, 2014

    Magome-juku

    Magome-juku is a historic post town—known as "juku" or "shukubamachi"—that once serviced the 500km "Nakasendo Road" that connected Kyoto and Edo (now called Tokyo). As one of five official hi...
  • July 20, 2014

    Narai-juku

    Narai-juku is a historic post town - known as 'juku' or 'shukubamachi' - that once serviced a 70km trade route through the Kiso Valley, part of the greater 500km 'Nakasendo Road' that connected Kyoto...