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  • January 1, 2019

    Mount Ontake Ropeway & Forest Hiking Tour

    Long considered sacred, Mount Ontake is Japan’s second tallest volcano – after Mount Fuji – and worshipped by adherents of the Shinto sect ‘Ontake Shinko’, with the most devoted practitioners walking...
  • December 26, 2018

    Mount Ontake Kodo Nature Worship Tour

    Long considered sacred, Mount Ontake is Japan’s second tallest volcano – after Mount Fuji – and worshipped by adherents of the Shinto sect ‘Ontake Shinko’, with the most devoted practitioners wal...
  • July 25, 2018

    Tsumago-juku

    Tsumago-juku is a historic post town - known as 'juku' or 'shukubamachi' -  that once serviced a 70km trade route through the Kiso Valley, part of the greater 500km ‘Nakasendo Road’ that connect...
  • July 10, 2017

    Kiso-Fukushima & Narai Area

    A stop on Limited Express Shinano services running between Nagano, Matsumoto and Nagoya, the historic town of Kiso-Fukushima is your gateway to the beautiful Kiso Valley and sacred Ontake Mountain Ran...
  • July 10, 2017

    Magome, Tsumago & Nakatsugawa Area

    Increasingly popular with international visitors, Magome and Tsumago are two of the most beautifully preserved towns along the Nakasendo Trail. Lying around 7.5km apart, many visitors to the region ch...
  • July 20, 2014

    Magome-juku

    Magone-juku is a historic post town - known as 'juku' or 'shukubamachi' -  that once serviced a 70km trade route through the Kiso Valley, part of the greater 500km 'Nakasendo Road' that connecte...
  • July 20, 2014

    Narai-juku

    Narai-juku is a historic post town - known as 'juku' or 'shukubamachi' - that once serviced a 70km trade route through the Kiso Valley, part of the greater 500km 'Nakasendo Road' that connected Kyoto...