Hiking the Nakasendo: The Samurai Road of the Kiso Valley and Beyond

by Michael King

A hiking guide to the Nakasendo, an ancient mountain road that once connected Japan's eastern and western capitals, Tokyo and Kyoto during the Edo period (1603-1867).

The Nakasendo was 534 km long and had 69 official towns. This book mainly takes place in the Kiso Valley of southern Nagano where ancient towns such as Tsumago, Magome, and Narai remain much as they were hundreds of years ago. As well as covering the Nakasendo hikes in Nagano...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CTCXCKY2
• ISBN13: 9798873486076
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"