Walking the Kiso Road: A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan

Step back into old Japan with this fascinating travelogue of the famous Kiso Road, an ancient route used by samurai and warlords

The Kisoji, which runs through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps, has been in use since at least 701 C.E. In the seventeenth century, it was the route that the daimyo (warlords) used for their biennial trips—along with their samurai and porters—to the new capital of Edo (now Tokyo). The natural beauty of the route is renowned—and famously inspired the landscap...