Full-Day Kisoji Nakasendo Trail Tour from Nagoya

Depart from Nagoya together with an English-speaking National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter who will tell you all about the post towns of Tsumago and Magome on this full-day tour! You can also experience a relaxing walk along approximately 3.3 kilometers of the Nakasendo Trail. The guide will lead you along roads that were once tread by samurai, so you don't need to worry about getting lost. Take a slip through time to the Japan from 400 years ago. Visit an area that is one of Japan's first Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings and which has been gathering attention as an international sightseeing spot. Place your mobile phone in your bag and say goodbye to the everyday. Experience the traditional rural atmosphere of Japan!!

1. 1

   Stop 1

   1.3 hours

   Your interpreter guide will be waiting with a name board. We will take a train for about one hour to Nakatsugawa.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   30 min

   I'm taking the bus to Magome.

3. 3

   Magome Tourist Information Center

   2 hours

   The post town sits on a sloped area that stretches for about 600 meters. The road is paved with stones, and lined with houses that evoke the richness of Japan's history. Take a stroll around Magome where visitors will find a large waterwheel, old Japanese folk houses, historical stone monuments, and more. After exploring Magome, you will take a bus to the starting point of the trekking route.

4. 4

   Odaki-Medaki Waterfalls

   1.5 hours

   The tour will walk approximately 3.3 kilometers along the Nakasendo Trail which connects the 2 beautiful post towns of Magome and Tsumago. The tour will take a stroll while enjoying the beautiful valley and rural area scenery with stone-paved streets and Japanese cedar trees. *Due to disaster recovery work being conducted on sections of the Nakasendo Trail, the walking experience may be canceled, and transportation for part or all of this section of the tour may be made via bus.

5. 5

   Nakasendo Tsumagojuku

   1 hour

   Tsumago is Japan's first post town to preserve its district, creating an area that has seemingly stopped in time 400 years ago.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   1.5 hours

   From Nagiso Station, you will take a train back to Nagoya Station.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.