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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...

During Japan's Edo Period (1603 to 1868) the Nakasendo was one of five major routes linking Kyoto to the new capital of Tokyo, then called ‘Edo’. Stretching over 500 kilometres between the two cities...

Naegi Castle was constructed over 400 years ago and sits 432 meters above the beautiful Kiso River in Gifu Prefecture. Like many castles throughout Japan, Naegi castle was dismantled in 1871 during t...

Near the southern tip of Nagano, by the small city of Iida, lay the Tenryu Riverlands. A collection of towns, villages, and fruit orchards stretching out on either side of the Tenryu River, this area...

Located deep within the Kiso Mountains of Gifu, the well-preserved castle town of Iwamura provides travelers with an image of ages past. Standing as one of the most culturally significant preservatio...

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...

Tsumago-juku is a historic post town, known as "juku" or "shukubamachi," situated on the 500km long "Nakasendo Trail" that once connected Kyoto and Edo (modern Tokyo). As one of five official highway...

The Kiso Ontake Mountain Range runs through the very center of Japan and dominated by Mount Ontake, Ontake is the second tallest volcano in Japan – behind Fuji - with an elevation of 3,067m. The regi...

Mt. Ontake is the second-highest volcano and 14th highest mountain in Japan at an elevation of 3,067m. The Mt. Ontake ropeway station is located at the 5th climbing station of Mt. Ontake and the rope...