Full-Day Kisoji Nakasendo Trail Tour from Nagoya

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(31 reviews)
Nagoya, Japan

8 hours 20 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Depart from Nagoya together with an English-speaking National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter who will tell you all about the post towns of Tsumago and Magome on this full-day tour!

You can also experience a relaxing walk along approximately 3.3 kilometers of the Nakasendo Trail. The guide will lead you along roads that were once tread by samurai, so you don't need to worry about getting lost. Take a slip through time to the Japan from 400 years ago.

Visit an area that is one of Japan's first Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings and which has been gathering attention as an international sightseeing spot.

Place your mobile phone in your bag and say goodbye to the everyday. Experience the traditional rural atmosphere of Japan!!

What's Included

English Speaking Guide
Transportation expenses during the tour
Transportation expenses to the meeting location
Food & Drink

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Nagoya Station Tourist Information Center

The Tourist Information Center is located inside a large hallway with shops, which connects the two main exits of the station. Your guide will be waiting in front of the Tourist Information Center holding a welcome board with your name.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours 20 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Nagoya Station Tourist Information Center

    Your interpreter guide will be waiting with a name board. We will take a train for about one hour to Nakatsugawa.

    1 hour 20 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 2

    I'm taking the bus to Magome.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 3

    The post town sits on a sloped area that stretches for about 600 meters. The road is paved with stones, and lined with houses that evoke the richness of Japan's history. Take a stroll around Magome where visitors will find a large waterwheel, old Japanese folk houses, historical stone monuments, and more. After exploring Magome, you will take a bus to the starting point of the trekking route.

    2 hours Admission ticket free
  • 4

    The tour will walk approximately 3.3 kilometers along the Nakasendo Trail which connects the 2 beautiful post towns of Magome and Tsumago. The tour will take a stroll while enjoying the beautiful valley and rural area scenery with stone-paved streets and Japanese cedar trees. *Due to disaster recovery work being conducted on sections of the Nakasendo Trail, the walking experience may be canceled, and transportation for part or all of this section of the tour may be made via bus.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Nakasendo Tsumagojuku

    Tsumago is Japan's first post town to preserve its district, creating an area that has seemingly stopped in time 400 years ago.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Nagoya Station

    From Nagiso Station, you will take a train back to Nagoya Station.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Day Trips
Full-day Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Rail Tours
Walking Tours
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