The old post village of Magome-juku is perhaps one of the main tourist towns on the route and is the starting point for many embarking on the Nakasendo Trail.
Magome is accessible by bus from Nakatsugawa railway station, or by bus from Nagisa railway station (if you do not wish to hike it over the Magome Pass).
Magome is a picturesque old town in a valley with lovely views of the surrounding mountains and has most of the facilities you will need in terms of luggage transfer options, groceries, accommodation and bus transfers.
Taken with Samsung phone
Taken with Samsung phone
Taken with Samsung phone
Taken with Samsung phone
Magome Suwa shrine
Magome self-service stall selling bamboo shoots
As we hiked the trail essentially in reverse to most hikers, we caught a bus from Magome-juku to the large city of Nakatsugawa and then a train to the even larger city of Nagoya
Near Nakatsugawa station – taken with Samsung phone
Nagoya
Plastic food advertising restaurant foods is very common in Japan – taken with Samsung phone
taken with Samsung phone
taken with Samsung phone
Nagoya castle
Bakery van
Finally, the bullet train back to Tokyo, and if you did not blink and the weather was kind, you could capture a quick pic of Mt Fuji as I managed to do:
The above photos were all taken with an Olympus OMD E-M1 mark III with mZD 75mm f/1.8 lens – a perfect kit to supplement a smartphone. Those taken with my Samsung phone are specified as such.
