「Magome-juku・Tsumago-juku・Narai-juku」(1)

A Comprehensive Guide to the Nakasendo Road 🌿 🎢🍃 When it comes to off-the-beaten-path travel destinations in Japan, Magome-juku, Tsumago-juku, and Narai-juku are definitely on the list. 🎢🍃Before embarking on your journey, let’s first clarify the relationship between these "juku" (post stations). 🗺️ 📖 Starting with the "Five Great Highways of Edo" 🔖 After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu seized control of Japan, marking the beginning of the Edo period, which lasted for 265 years. The following year, the Tokugawa shogunate began to actively develop the transportation network centered around Edo (present-day Tokyo). With Nihonbashi in Edo as the starting point, they constructed five major highways, known as the "Five Great Highways of Edo." 🎢🍃 Every "ri" (a traditional Japanese unit of distance) was marked with a milestone. 🏛️ 🔖 These highways are:Tōkaidō (Eastern Sea Road),Nakasendō (Central Mountain Road),Kōshū Kaidō (Kōshū Road),Ōshū Kaidō (Ōshū Road),Nikkō Kaidō (Nikkō Road) #Japan #Nagano 🌟