When you hear of Japan, what places do you think of? Tokyo? Osaka? Kyoto? How about Nakatsugawa? Nakatsugawa (中津川市)is a small city in the center of Japan located in Gifu Precture (岐阜県) that's surrounded by the beautiful mountains and rivers Japan has to offer. The main river that runs through Nakatsugawa is the Kiso River (木曽川), and probably it's most prominent tourist destination is Magome. So what's in Magome? Magome (馬篭宿)is an old postal town that was part of the route where the emperor would travel during the olden times of Japan between Kyoto (old capital) and Tokyo (new capital). In total there are 28 postal towns but there about 3 to 5 that are still preserved till this day. The Nakasendo (中山道)is the old road that was used in feudal lord times (like thing samurais and Edo-Japan era) used to travel between Kyoto (the old capital) . So basically, this road was located would run through Magome as well. But this route is still very apparent in Nakatsugawa as it's mostly untouched and most buildings that run along the road still has that same old-style Japanese feel to it. If you're in the town of Nakatsugawa, as soon as you walk out of the train station and up the road (stay on the right side), you'll soon be able to walk along the Nakasendo that still there in the city to this day. So there's more to Nakatsugawa than just old feudal Japan lord preserved areas, there's quite a lot nature based activities as well that you can experience. Nakatsugawa in general is surrounded by many mountains (the Kiso mountains) and many rivers. Thus, when you combine the two together, you get some pretty cool hikes and some lakes. Yasaka, (think of it like a district in terms of the western style of how we map out places) is a place further up north in Nakatsugawa which is probably the central base for any cool nature-based activity. From Nakatsugawa you can visit Hananoko (椛の湖)which is a huge lake. You can experience camping and fishing here. Also in Yasaka, there's a famous waterfall called Ryujin Waterfall. It's an nice hike that you can experience and also see nature in all of it's preserved beauty. I hope you learned about some new places, because there's a lot more to explore in Japan other than the top tourist destinations of : Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. Feel free to message or comment if you have any questions about these places or would love to know more about the destinations. Links for the places mentioned! Magome: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6076.html Nakasendo: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6078.html Hananoko: http://www.hananoko-camp.jp/ Ryujin Waterfall: https://go-centraljapan.jp/route/dragon/en/15.html
0 Comments
|
Princess JasmineA girl who wants to explore what the world has to offer. Archives
November 2019
Categories |