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Nakasendo tenugui souvenir towel bought at Mitake, Gifu Prefecture, with drawings some of which are borrowed from Hiroshige's "The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido = Kiso Kaido Rokujuku Tsugi." On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Two good books for the Kiso-ji and the Nakasendo
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"Nakasendo = The Path through the mountains."
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Our wonderful, patient, and expert leader Giorgio Riccio with us at Ganko-ji Temple, Mitake (1598). On the Walk Japan Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Ganko-ji Temple, Mitake, detail. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour
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Traveler's souvenir stamp for Mitake on the Nakasendo. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Traveler's souvenir stamp for the Ganko-ji temple, Mitake, on the Nakasendo. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Kiso River at Kiso-Fukushima
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Kiso River at Kiso-Fukishima
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Kiso River at Kiso-Fukushima. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Along the river at Kiso-Fukushima. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Barber pole
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Street lamps, Kiso-Fukushima. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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The Iwaya Inn, our ryokan in Kiso-Fukushima. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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We're on the guest list.
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Kiso-Fukushima after dark. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Torii-Toge shrine
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Backpacks and hiking poles at Torii Toge shrine, Torii Pass. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Hikers at Torii Toge, Torii Pass. On Walk Japan's Nakasendo Way Tour.
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Torii Toge. Tori Pass. Between Narai and Mienokoshi.
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Snacks after school? Narai-juku, Nagano Prefecture.
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Daikon and bicycle
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Fellow tour member Nicky (right) shopping after our arrival in Narai-juku
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Stream and bridge, Kyu-Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture
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Beautiful Karuizawa Aka Bus ticket for service between Karuizawa Ginza and Usui Pass.
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800 yen between Kariuzawa ryokan and Usui Pass
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Kumano Kotai Jinja, Usui Pass, Karuizawa
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Kumano Kotai Jinja, Usui Pass, Karuizawa
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Sotoba, memorial markers with names of the dead
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Sacred tree with paper streamer (shide), Kumano Kotai Jinja, Usui Pass, Karuizara
