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中山道

The map of the Kiso-ji trail.

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Japan, Nagano, walking 

December 17, 2020December 28, 2020

Walking the Kiso-ji – Shiojiri to Niekawa

The Kiso-ji (木曽路), a small section of the Nakasendo (中山道), runs through the Kiso valley in Nagano prefecture. I wrote about walking it between Kiso Fukushima to Agematsu here and decided last week to walk it some more.

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Japan, Nagano, Nakasendō  4 Comments

November 27, 2020December 28, 2020

Walking: Nakasendo – Kiso Fukushima to Agematsu

It’s been a long time since I walked a section of the Nakasendō (中山道). Back then it was the mountainous trail between Magome (馬籠宿) and Tsumago (妻籠宿), an insanely popular Nakasendō ‘theme park’ for both Japanese and foreign tourists.

read more Walking: Nakasendo – Kiso Fukushima to Agematsu

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hiking, Japan, Mie, Mt. Gozaisho, photography  0 Comments

March 5, 2014November 15, 2019

Hiking, Photography: Thirteen Summers for One Winter

How these photos happened. 1. Get given a bag full of cheap film that’s 13 years out of date. Share

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