Nakasendo highway had 69 stations between Nishonbashi in Edo and Sanjo Ohashi in Kyoto a distance of about 532km.
Nakatsugawa station is the 45th post town from Nihonbashi in Edo and well preserved the old post station atmosphere.
Reconstructed notoice board which usually placed at the entrance of the town during the Edo period.
You can see Udatsu fire wall which served as both a means of preventing the spread of fires, and a symbol of one’s social atatus.
I visited the town on 6th May just one day after the Boy’s day.
Carp streamer were decorated on the wall.
This sign post explains that Kogoro Katsura also known as Kido Takayoshi (1833-1877), a veteran statesman of Imperial Restoration of Meiji, is well known to have played a vital role as an advocator of overthrowing the Shogunate, stayed here in June 1862.
“Christian Stone Lantern”’ or also called the Oribe Toro since the image seems to be that of the Virgin Mary engraved on the pole of the lantern, and the speculation that Furuta Oribe was a Christian.
Local rice wine called Enasan!
You can enjoy the wine tasting at Sake brewery called Shuyukan.
Nakatsugawa has been famous for Japanese confections including chestnuts dumplings called Kurikinton…try Suya or Kawakamiya!
My lunch at cafe.
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