Experience self-guided walking on Japan’s Nakasendo Trail, linking preserved post towns, Kyoto and Tokyo stays, a castle-city stop, and nights in hotels, ryokan and minshuku with luggage transfers and convenient rail connections.
  • Walk village to village on the Nakasendo in Kiso Valley and Karuizawa.
  • Explore the preserved post towns of Magome, Tsumago, and Narai.
  • Visit Matsumoto Castle, also called the 'Black Crow'.
  • Bathe in soothing thermal waters at a hot-spring ryokan.
  • Discover Kyoto's temples, tranquil gardens, and traditional teahouses.
  • Walk from Kurama Temple to Kifune Shrine on sacred Mount Kurama.
  • Walk over Usui-toge Pass from Karuizawa to Yokokawa.
  • Explore Tokyo's Ginza, Shinjuku, and lively food halls and bars.
Stay in a mix of modern western-style hotels with en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioning, TV and fridges, and traditional Japanese inns. Ryokan and family-run minshuku feature tatami floors with futon bedding; some have communal hot-spring baths and shared facilities. Meals are predominantly Japanese, with limited vegetarian options.