Japan · Kiso Valley
Nakasendo
The old inland road, walked in sections, before the maples become a crowd.
The Nakasendo is not a trail you complete for a badge. We walk the stages that still feel like a road between towns: cedar, stone, one dinner at one time. Luggage goes by van. Kyoto is an ending, not a checklist.
Late October, shoulder season, when rooms in the post towns are still available.