Magome - Old Japanese Post Town in Kiso Valley, Nagano

Magome is old Japanese Post Town on the old Nakasendo Road which used to connect Tokyo to Kyoto during the Edo Period (1603-1867). Travelers would stop at towns like Magome to stay the night and for checkpoint inspections as travel was highly regulated in those days.

Magome has some really nice old fashion buildings and the main part is closed to vehicle traffic. From Magome there is a two-hour hike to another post town, Tsugamo, but I didn't have the right winter gear for it. Maybe next time.

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• Japan
• Travel
• Nagano
• Magome
• Nakasendo
• Kiso
• Japanese-history
• Edo-Period
• souvenirs
• snow
• mountains
• scenery

[Shadowdancer21b]

I know someone who served a mission in Tsugamo. He wasn't very successful, but he got to know a lot of the ainu people who lived there.

[RoninDave]

ainu in Nagano?

[ElevenColors]

If one of us dyed his beard there would be no way to tell us apart.

[RoninDave]

exactly my plan so when one of my "fans" comes after me they'll mistake you for me. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[MicknFumi]

Very interesting vid Dave...I love those double fried fish, did you eat the head? haha...ahhh so there is 2 Magome's in Japan then! My bro/sis in law have a place in Nishii Magome Western Tokyo & this is another Magome in the Kiso valley of Nagano prefecture. I didn't know there was another one...cool vid man : )

[RoninDave]

couldn't bring myself to eat the fish head!

[KisoBri22]

I wonder if they would praise my last name...Kiso :D

[sonikbaby]

What time of year did you go here?

[McTojo]

Great Vid! Thanks for sharing.

[73elephants]

Beautiful. Makes me want to hop on a plane right now. Same goes for the kamakura matsuri video. Irresistible beauty.

[mostawesomestjes]

That is why I love Japan so much! It is so amazing to learn about the long history and be able to see this history so well preserved! I hope America maintain such a pride in it's history when it is as old as Japan!

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

I love Nagano, Dave!

Awesomely beautiful!!

5 stars!

[SmigaOne]

Lovely video, much appreciated :D

Keep it up :)

[Shadowdancer21b]

In the seventies there were.

[markshmily]

Wow..

I bet that place is much better in person... minus the cold. hehehe (-_-')

Thanks for sharing.