Area Nakatsugawa “The Kiso Road is all in the mountains.” “Spring is slow coming to my mountain home” - Toson Shimazaki wrote when describing the area around his home in the modern day Nakatsugawa in his..
Culture Meijiza Theater Justin Dart A Meiji period theater nestled in the Japanese cyprus covered mountains of Kashimo that still hosts locally produced Kabuki
8 Culture Cherry Blossoms of Okazaki Castle Justin Dart Hundreds of sakura trees line the Yahagi river and surround Okazaki castle to create a pink cloud.
Shopping Hazama Sake Brewery Justin Dart Hazama Sake Brewing Company has been producing Ena-san sake for 390 years and received many awards for quality.
Activities Walkabouts in Northern Saitama Justin Dart Northeastern Saitama, not far from the borders of Tochigi and Ibaraki, is an area with a pace of life largely unchanged in the past..
Culture Momoyama Park Justin Dart Momoyama is a park featuring a children’s science museum, great playground and shrine for fertility.
Culture Magome-juku Justin Dart Magome-juku, in modern day Nakatsugawa City, was the 43rd station on the Nakasendo, a post road that connected Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto..
Food Sugimura Justin Dart A cozy little handmade soba shop only five minutes from Nakatsugawa station by foot.