Tsumago-juku
A village of inns on the Nakasendo road preserved by its own residents since the 1970s, with wooden houses, no visible power lines on the main street, and the Waki-honjin Okuya house open to visitors.
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Nagano · Japan
In the destination Kiso Valley and the Nakasendo.
In the photo: Momosuke Bridge over the Kiso River, in Nagiso.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Nagiso is a municipality in the southern Kiso Valley, in Nagano, where Tsumago-juku is located, one of the best-preserved post towns on the Nakasendo Road and the end point of the trail that comes from Magome. Near the station, the wooden Momosuke Bridge crosses the Kiso River. The valley is covered in Japanese cypress forests.
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The local experience
A village of inns on the Nakasendo road preserved by its own residents since the 1970s, with wooden houses, no visible power lines on the main street, and the Waki-honjin Okuya house open to visitors.
A wooden suspension bridge from 1922, about 247 meters long, over the Kiso River near Nagiso Station, built for the valley’s hydroelectric plant and designated an Important Cultural Property.
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