Tag Archives: Kiso valley
The Momiji Diaries – Part 10 – Kiso Valley
16th November, Kiso Valley
On a damp, mid November Sunday we travelled by train to Nakatsugawa via Nagoya and onward by local bus to Magome to experience travelling the old Nakasendo road between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). The old town of Magome is a ribbon development around the Nakasendo road which travels up a steep hill [...]
In the footsteps of the Shogun
After centuries of feudal wars, Japan was united following the battle of Sekigahara in 1600 under the Tokugawa shogunate. The centre of political power moved to a new capital Edo (modern day Tokyo) on the swampy plains of the Kanto although the Emperor and court remained in Kyoto. As with all military regimes there was [...]
Full Story
Recent Comments