Beneath my feet, the dark stone slabs of the Nakasendo road are worn and mossy. Travellers have trod this path for over 400 years, a thought that gives me goosebumps - or perhaps that’s just the ...

Of these, it was the Nakasendo that connected Edo with Kyoto on an inland route, playing a key role in communications and trade between the cities. Back then, there were 69 juku, or staging posts ...