Coming Home - Japan | In Focus
Sambi Saito's journey across Japan begins in Tokyo: this is where she is from and this is where her parents live. Just two hours' train ride away is Sendai, administrative capital of the prefecture of Miyagi, which bore the brunt of the tsunami and earthquake in 2011. Here, she meets a friend of her father, a man whose house was destroyed in the disaster. Sambi, who has lived in Cologne for the last ten years, embarks on a journey that takes her to Kyoto and Kobe and then back to Tokyo. She meets up with old friends and gets a new perspective on a country that still bears the scars of the catastrophe. More about coming home go to
Must-do trip to Wakayama castle, Japan ｜Things to do near Osaka
Near Osaka and the Kansai airport is Wakayama. Not yet overrun by tourists, its a great location for traveling and exploring the real Japan. We joined a special tour of Wakayama.
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Hiking The Nakasendo Way (Japan Travel Vlog)
Hiking Old Nakasendo Way from Nakatsugawa to Nagiso
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The Nakasendō (中山道 Central Mountain Route), also called the Kisokaidō (木曾街道), was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 stations between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi, Kōzuke, Shinano, Mino and Ōmi provinces. In addition to Tokyo and Kyoto, the Nakasendō runs through the modern-day prefectures of Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga, with a total distance of approximately 534 km (332 mi).
Unlike the coastal Tōkaidō, the Nakasendō traveled inland, hence its name, which can be translated as 中 = central; 山 = mountain; 道 = route (as opposed to the Tōkaidō, which roughly meant eastern sea route). Because it was such a well-developed road, many famous persons, including the haiku master Matsuo Bashō, traveled the road. Many people preferred traveling along the Nakasendō because it did not require travelers to ford any rivers.
n the early years of the Edo period, many political, legal, cultural and intellectual changes took place. Among them was the rejuvenation of Japan's thousand-year-old highway system. Five roads were formally nominated as official routes for the use of the shogun and the other daimyo and to provide the Tokugawa shogunate with the communications network that it needed to stabilize and rule the country. One of these five roads was the Nakasendō, which stretched from Edo, from where the shogun wielded the real power, through the central mountain ranges of Honshu and on to Kyoto.
Until the establishment of these formal trade routes, many shorter routes had existed, connecting towns over various distances. One such route was the Kisoji, which had all eleven post towns become part of the Nakasendō (from Niekawa-juku to Magome-juku).[6] Prior to the Edo period, the route had been called both Sandō (山道 mountain route) and Tōsandō (eastern mountain route). During the Edo Period, the name was changed to Nakasendō and was written as both 中山道 and 中仙道, but the Tokugawa Shogunate established 中山道 as the official name in 1716.
Although there has been much modern development along the Nakasendō, a few stretches remain in its original form, while others have been restored in more recent decades. The most well-known section lies in the Kiso Valley, between Tsumago-juku in Nagano Prefecture and Magome-juku in Gifu Prefecture. The area was first made famous by the early 20th-century writer Shimazaki Tōson, who chronicled the effects of the Meiji Restoration on the valley in his landmark novel Before the Dawn. This eight-kilometer section of the Nakasendō can still be travelled along comfortably by foot, and both Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku have preserved and restored the traditional architecture. The walk between the historical post towns requires two to three hours to walk, with forests, restored paving and fine views of waterfalls along the way.
Although much of the Nakasendō no longer exists in its historic form, its route is now roughly followed by modern roads. In order, they are:
National Route 17: Tokyo to Takasaki (Gunma Prefecture)
National Route 18: Takasaki to Karuizawa (Nagano Prefecture)
National Route 142: Saku to Shimosuwa (Nagano Prefecture)
National Route 20: Shimosuwa to Shiojiri (Nagano Prefecture)
National Route 19: Shiojiri to Ena (Gifu Prefecture)
National Route 21: Mitake (Gifu Prefecture) to Maibara (Shiga Prefecture)
National Route 8: Maibara to Kusatsu (Shiga Prefecture)
National Route 1: Kusatsu to Kyoto
The following railway lines follow the path of the former Nakasendō: the Takasaki Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Chūō Main Line, Taita Line, and Tōkaidō Main Line.
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【4K】Experience Ehime Japan - Ohenro pilgrimage
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Ehime, Japan, a beautiful and spiritual area where is derived in Japan's oldest history book Kojiki. You will enrich your mind through experiences such as OHENRO pilgrimage of authentic Japanese culture and cycling in nature field with local hospitality.
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