Tag: Kiso Valley

  • Hike from Magome to Tsumago: a great walk between two ancient postal villages

    Hike from Magome to Tsumago: a great walk between two ancient postal villages

    Described in Lonely Planet as an ‘off the beaten track’ hike: the 8 kilometer hike between Magome and Tsumago, two ancient postal villages in the Kiso Valley. It turns out to be the miniature of everything Japan has to offer: traditional Japanese houses surrounded by lushgreen countryside with vast rice fields, bamboo forests and small…