3 hiking trails in Japan perfect for National Walking Month
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In celebration of National Walking Month (1-30 May), breathe new life into your daily walk with these inspirational treks across Japan. With our desire to be in the great outdoors and reconnect with nature heavily influencing our holiday choices this coming year and into 2022, here are some of the walking trails and hiking routes in Japan to look forward to.
Nakasendo Way, Japan
Now known as the Nakasendo Way, during the Edo Period (1603 to 1868), the Nakasendo Trail connected Kyoto to Tokyo. The name Nakasendo Trail, literally translates to “middle mountain way” or “path through the mountains.” The best-preserved portion of the Nakasendo Way is a picturesque trail through the mountains that runs through the Kiso Valley in southwestern Nagano Prefecture.
＜歴史と浪漫『街道を歩く』＞ 8コース、全行程約90kmで予約受付中！塩尻市観光協会はマイクロツーリズムを通じ、三密を避けたウォーキングツアーを実施いたします。：紀伊民報AGARA agara.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from agara.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Japanese wellness hotel combining minimalism with wild adventure
This elegant Kiso Valley hotel offers expeditions with a former Olympic canoe slalom athlete
Minimalist interiors at Zenagi Hotel give way to rural landscapes
Credit: Zenagi Hotel
I watch the steady flow of emerald water – rugged monochrome boulders lining the far riverside, a serene bamboo forest just behind me – and battle a moment of doubt. When I stop and listen (no mean feat with my daughters, aged six and eight, racing around in wetsuits and helmets) I hear a low-key rumble: the sound of distant rapids.
As if reading my mind – and before I mention that my youngest is perhaps not the strongest swimmer – Taro Ando gives me a champion smile, dazzling and reassuring: “The girls are with me. They will be safe! Let’s go!”
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Jan 23, 2021
Nagiso, Nagano Pref. – On the one hand: an ancient Japanese lacquerware technique dating back to the Heian Period (794-1185), famed for its delicate beauty, seasonal motifs and rich heritage. On the other: a 6-year-old girl who finds it hard to sit still and would rather be making “machines” out of twigs, stones and sticky tape.
I admit, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when my youngest daughter came face-to-face with the very refined world of
maki-e during a children’s workshop in a century-old atelier in Nagano Prefecture.
The art of maki-e has long been treasured in Japan. A clue into the craftsmanship that lies behind the lacquerware decoration technique is found in its name which translates as “sprinkled picture.”