17 Culture Magome Post Town Elena Lisina Magome is one of the three preserved post towns of the Kiso Valley on the Nakasendo route of the Edo Period.
10 Culture Kiso Valley's Magome-juku Sandra Isaka Magome-juku is the crown jewel among post towns that remain along the ancient Nakansendo 'highway'.
13 Activities Walking The Nakasendo Justin Dart Before highways and the train system, one way people traveled was via the Nakasendo. You can walk it yourself.
Food Chicken House Justin Dart If KFC is finger-licking good, then what would you call the succulently tender roasted, fried and baked Ena chicken at Nakatsugawa's..
Activities Fudo Waterfall Justin Dart Deep in Tsukechi Gorge is a waterfall called “Fudo taki”; the “unmoving waterfall”. How can a moving object so beautiful be “u..
Nightlife Comfort food at Kozato Justin Dart Keichan is one of the more famous dishes in Kashimo and one of more popular places to eat it is Kozato, a family operated at-home..
Culture Slug Festival 2025 Saturday - Aug 2nd A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbidden..
Food Cucina Italiana Il Fiore Justin Dart Hidden in the hinoki blanketed mountains of Kashimo in Nakatsugawa city, Il Fiore holds the distinction of using local produce and..