Walking Nakasendo the Samurai Trail popular among foreigners (map, required time, and photo spots)

The “Nakasendo” is a road along which samurai once walked.

This trail, the most popular among foreign tourists in recent years, connects Magomejuku in Gifu Prefecture and Tsumago-juku in Nagano Prefecture, and allows visitors to walk along a 10-kilometer path while enjoying the nostalgic Japanese original landscape.

In this article, we will show you the scenery you will encounter on your way from Magome-juku to Tsumago-juku.

The Nakasendo, Magome-juku to Tsumago-juku is about 9 km long.

There are some ups and downs, but the hills are not that severe, so it is not as hard as climbing a mountain.

If you keep walking straight, it takes about three hours, but if you stop to take pictures and rest along the way, it can take up to four hours.

Let’s calculate that it will take more than half a day.

On the way back, there is a bus that connects “Magome-juku and Tsumago-juku” for your convenience.

There are various attractions and places of interest such as Magomejuku and Tsumagojuku as well as Isseki Tochi Stand Tea House – Otsumago.

The 3-hour road trip was sped up 20x to make a 3-minute video.

It is quite high speed, but I think you can check what kind of road you will walk on.

Buses run between Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku, so the return trip is safe.

Parking at Tsumago-juku is toll parking (500 yen ), while parking at Magome-juku is free.

If you want to save a little money, we recommend walking from Magomejuku.

For more information on Magomejuku, please see this article for more information about Magomejuku.

There are several free parking lots in Magomejuku, for which we are very grateful.

For more information on the Ichiishi Tochi Teahouse, please see this article for more details.

It takes about 15 minutes on foot from Otsumago to the parking lot at the entrance of Tsumago-juku.

One more step.

Although often overshadowed by Tsumagojuku, Otsumago also has a nostalgic atmosphere.

For more information on Tsumago-juku, please see this article for more information about Tsumago-juku.