Bakuro: Horse Handlers
The forgotten figures who once supported travel along the Nakasendo.
People
Places
Narai on the Nakasendo Trail
Why one of the finest preserved post towns still retains its Edo-period atmosphere.
Ichikokutochi Tateba Chaya
A quiet wayside teahouse preserving memory, rest, and local hospitality along the old road.
The Rice Terraces
Beauty, hardship, and the generations of farmers who shaped Japan's mountain villages.
The Stone Pavements of the Nakasendo
Reflections on mountain roads, Edo-period engineering, and the anonymous hands that shaped them.
Shimosuwa: Two Roads to Edo
Why did most daimyo processions cross the difficult mountain passes of the Nakasendo
