Tsumago-juku Honjin — Attraction in Nagiso

The honjin was the main inn for the postal town and would have been used by travelling daimyo and government officials. You can enter with a combined ticket for the waki-honjin and the museum beside it. The current building is a recent reconstruction of the inn as it would have been in the 1800s. Inside there is a nice model of what it would have originally looked like in the early edition period. It feels like a larger version of the walk-honjin, but it slightly lacks the original feel of that building. However, it’s still worth visiting using the combined 700 yen ticket (if you stayed at the Matsushiroya then you get a 20% discount on the...

The staff were completely rude and nitpicked at me constantly. Totally and completely unprofessional. The residents of this town are provincial and ignorant. There is nothing much to see in this museum. Don’t waste your time. Magome is better. Hardly anyone comes into...

Fascinating Edo era Nakasendo lodging for dignitaries passing through town, wonderfully knowledgeable tour guides who patiently answered all our many questions, very atmospheric and...