Magome and Tsumago 馬篭と妻籠 Photo Gallery by Matthew Haswell at pbase.com

Magome and Tsumago 馬篭と妻籠

Two historic post towns on the former Nakasendō - the mountainous route between Kyōto and Edo - Magome and Tsumago sit in the rural Kiso Valley in southern Nagano Prefecture, close to the border with Gifu-ken. Restored from near complete dereliction in the 1960s and '70s, the two villages have retained more of an air of old Japan than almost anyplace else in the country.

The first few shots date from a visit in May of 2004, while the rest are from May of 2006.

Waterwheel in Magome	Magome village	Tsumago village	Ascending into Magome
The main "center" of Magome	Looking down the main street	Long souvenir shop	Former sake brewery and stone marker
Spring flowers in Magome	White and pink sakura beside the path	Onna-daki	Otoko-daki
Skink along the hike	Entering Tsumago	Tsumago's main drag	A relatively quiet afternoon
Central Tsumago	Main street in Tsumago	Small shrine interior	Okuya Kyōdokan

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