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Ten Keitora on the Nakasendō

With a free day, I jumped on the train and headed back to my local section of the Nakasendō for the umpteenth time.

The plan was to walk from Nakatsugawa to Ena — but on a whim, I jumped off at Ena instead, switched direction, and walked to Takenami through the forest and along quieter paths. I knew that stretch would be more peaceful, which was what I was after.

I also gave myself a small goal: photograph at least ten keitora trucks — those compact, mud-splattered little workhorses scattered across the Japanese countryside. I wasn’t allowed to catch a train home until I’d photographed at least ten.

Approaching Takenami Station I had nine, but after crossing Route 19, turning away from the station and making a little detour through the village, that number suddenly shot up to sixteen.

If there’s one thing more ubiquitous in rural Japan than a vegetable patch and rice field, it’s a keitora parked at an odd angle, often in the middle of nowhere. They used to come in white or silver, but in recent years they’ve evolved — and can now be spotted in any number of colours: orange, olive green, blue, and if you’re really lucky, bright pink.

Of the sixteen I photographed, these are the ten I kept.

Ten Keitora on the Nakasendō

With a free day, I jumped on the train and headed back to my local section of the Nakasendō for the umpteenth time.

The plan was to walk from Nakatsugawa to Ena — but on a whim, I jumped off at Ena instead, switched direction, and walked to Takenami through the forest and along quieter paths. I knew that stretch would be more peaceful, which was what I was after.

I also gave myself a small goal: photograph at least ten keitora trucks — those compact, mud-splattered little workhorses scattered across the Japanese countryside. I wasn’t allowed to catch a train home until I’d photographed at least ten.

Approaching Takenami Station I had nine, but after crossing Route 19, turning away from the station and making a little detour through the village, that number suddenly shot up to sixteen.

If there’s one thing more ubiquitous in rural Japan than a vegetable patch and rice field, it’s a keitora parked at an odd angle, often in the middle of nowhere. They used to come in white or silver, but in recent years they’ve evolved — and can now be spotted in any number of colours: orange, olive green, blue, and if you’re really lucky, bright pink.

Of the sixteen I photographed, these are the ten I kept.

Ten Keitora on the Nakasendō

With a free day, I jumped on the train and headed back to my local section of the Nakasendō for the umpteenth time.

The plan was to walk from Nakatsugawa to Ena — but on a whim, I jumped off at Ena instead, switched direction, and walked to Takenami through the forest and along quieter paths. I knew that stretch would be more peaceful, which was what I was after.

I also gave myself a small goal: photograph at least ten keitora trucks — those compact, mud-splattered little workhorses scattered across the Japanese countryside. I wasn’t allowed to catch a train home until I’d photographed at least ten.

Approaching Takenami Station I had nine, but after crossing Route 19, turning away from the station and making a little detour through the village, that number suddenly shot up to sixteen.

If there’s one thing more ubiquitous in rural Japan than a vegetable patch and rice field, it’s a keitora parked at an odd angle, often in the middle of nowhere. They used to come in white or silver, but in recent years they’ve evolved — and can now be spotted in any number of colours: orange, olive green, blue, and if you’re really lucky, bright pink.

Of the sixteen I photographed, these are the ten I kept.

Ten Keitora on the Nakasendō

With a free day, I jumped on the train and headed back to my local section of the Nakasendō for the umpteenth time.

The plan was to walk from Nakatsugawa to Ena — but on a whim, I jumped off at Ena instead, switched direction, and walked to Takenami through the forest and along quieter paths. I knew that stretch would be more peaceful, which was what I was after.

I also gave myself a small goal: photograph at least ten keitora trucks — those compact, mud-splattered little workhorses scattered across the Japanese countryside. I wasn’t allowed to catch a train home until I’d photographed at least ten.

Approaching Takenami Station I had nine, but after crossing Route 19, turning away from the station and making a little detour through the village, that number suddenly shot up to sixteen.

If there’s one thing more ubiquitous in rural Japan than a vegetable patch and rice field, it’s a keitora parked at an odd angle, often in the middle of nowhere. They used to come in white or silver, but in recent years they’ve evolved — and can now be spotted in any number of colours: orange, olive green, blue, and if you’re really lucky, bright pink.

Of the sixteen I photographed, these are the ten I kept.

https://www.alojapan.com/1388178/hiking-japans-nakasendo-trail-yabuhara-to-narai-lesser-known-post-towns-%e4%b8%ad%e5%b1%b1%e9%81%93-%e9%95%b7%e9%87%8e%e7%9c%8c/ Hiking Japan’s Nakasendo Trail: Yabuhara to Narai | LESSER KNOWN Post Towns | 中山道, 長野県 #Hamamatsu #HamamatsuDestinations #HamamatsuTour #HamamatsuTravel #HamamatsuTrip #HamamatsuVacation #Nagano #nakasendo #Narai #Yabuhara #中山道 #浜松 #長野 Hiking Japan’s Nakasendo Trail: Yabuhara to Narai | LESSER KNOWN Post Towns | 中山道, 長野県 Hello everybody and welcome to today’s video. Lucky us, we are back here on the Nagasendo Trail. Yes, this is a trail

https://www.alojapan.com/1388178/hiking-japans-nakasendo-trail-yabuhara-to-narai-lesser-known-post-towns-%e4%b8%ad%e5%b1%b1%e9%81%93-%e9%95%b7%e9%87%8e%e7%9c%8c/ Hiking Japan’s Nakasendo Trail: Yabuhara to Narai | LESSER KNOWN Post Towns | 中山道, 長野県 #Hamamatsu #HamamatsuDestinations #HamamatsuTour #HamamatsuTravel #HamamatsuTrip #HamamatsuVacation #Nagano #nakasendo #Narai #Yabuhara #中山道 #浜松 #長野 Hiking Japan’s Nakasendo Trail: Yabuhara to Narai | LESSER KNOWN Post Towns | 中山道, 長野県 Hello everybody and welcome to today’s video. Lucky us, we are back here on the Nagasendo Trail. Yes, this is a trail

One last photo from Narai and then I’ll stop spamming the timeline. This is the shot everyone gets, only you need a zoom lens to get it properly and my Q2 very much does not have one of those so this is as close as I could get. You get the idea. #nakasendo #中山道

As someone who very much appreciates a good frontage, Narai really does deliver. #nakasendo #中山道

Narai-Juku is preposterously beautiful.
#nakasendo #中山道

That’s what I just walked over. And very nice it was too. Narai-Juku is the most picturesque of the post towns so I’ll be sure to share some photos from here later on. #nakasendo #中山道

And then the descent down towards Narai-Juku with the railway line and the river snaking their way through the valley. #nakasendo #中山道

Lots of cobble stone walkways and thick forest wrapped around the contours of the mountain. Another bit which would be much harder if it was raining. The weather has been very kind. #nakasendo #中山道

I soon reached the Ue no Torii which one assumes gave the path its name. This is one of the highest spots on the Nakasendo and I was blowing a bit after almost jogging up this section. #nakasendo #中山道

A much less difficult walk today. Starting off from Yabuhara and ascending up quickly on the Toriinoue pass towards Narai-Juku. That’s Yabuhara down in the valley. #nakasendo #中山道

The last part then falls sharply through the forest along the river and its huge dam before emerging into the village of Nojiri. #nakasendo #中山道

The middle section is up through a mountain pass and through dense forest sections interspersed with paved parts along isolated roads. #中山道 #nakasendo

A much more taxing walk today on a newly rerouted part of the Nakasendo which goes up through a mountain pass from Nagiso to Nojiri in 16km. The route rises quickly from the town into hill settlements made up mostly of rice farms and bits of forest. Perfect walking weather. #中山道 #nakasendo

The Kiso River winding its way through the valley. #中山道 #nakasendo

Waiting for the coffee place to open in Tsumago-Juku #中山道 #nakasendo

Well that’s an all-timer of a view isn’t it. Dying to be immortalised in woodblock. Goodness me. #中山道 #nakasendo