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In 1984, a major earthquake in the Kiso area created a landslide that dammed up a part of the Otakigawa River that flowed through Mt. Ontake. The valley and forest where the river flowed were fully s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...