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Naraijuku Street, a historical post-town of Nakasendo
I visited Naraijuku in Nagano Prefecture on a hot day in mid-August. Naraijuku is an old historical post-town in Kisoji (Kiso Road) along the Nakasendo, which was one of the main highways in the Edo Era (1603-1867) and connected Kyoto and Edo (old name of Tokyo). Naraijuku Street is about 1km long, and old wooden…
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A chartered bus to Mt. Norikuradake in Kita-Alps
A day in the middle of Aug. this summer, we ran a chartered bus round trip from Shinanomachi in Nagano Pref. to Mt. Norikuradake in Kita-Alps. The customers were the residents of the second house community in Shinanomachi, where our company, LAMPYA, is based. Mt. Norikuradake has a height of 3026m and consists of many…
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Wild monkeys in Kamikochi
Kamikochi is a beautiful mountain resort at the base of Mt. Hotaka with a limpid stream of the Azusa River in the Chubu Sangaku (Central Mountains) National Park. These days, with beautiful fresh green leaves, many people visit there, including those from overseas. You can enjoy Kamikochi by walking and trekking if you take a…