Trip to Japan part 2

The highlight of this trip was hiking from Magome-juku to Tsumago-juku on the so-called “Samurai Road” between Gifu and Nagano. Walking through mountain villages that have been preserved as late Edo period ( 1860’s ) post towns, it really feels like you’ve traveled back in time. The trail is about 6 miles one way, with some rough terrain along the way, but it’s romantic to think that processions of samurai and Tokugawa princesses once passed through here.

今回の旅のメインイベント、岐阜ー長野間にある通称“サムライロード“馬籠宿から妻籠宿までをハイキングしてきました。江戸時代の宿場町がそのまま保存されている山間の村を歩くと、本当に当時にタイムスリップしたかのようです。途中険しい道もある片道9kmのトレイルですが、かつてお侍や徳川のお姫様の行列がここを通ったかと思うと、ロマンを感じますね

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