4 days on the nakasendo trail in japan (+ full itinerary)

In this vlog we spent 4 days hiking the nakasendo trail through rural japan, staying in traditional ryokans and exploring edo-period post towns. if you're planning a trip to japan and want something beyond tokyo, kyoto, or osaka... this might be it. in this video: → complete 4-day nakasendo trail itinerary → magome-tsumago hike (8km, most popular section) → staying at traditional ryokans with private onsen → narai-juku: one of japan's best-preserved edo post towns → what we'd do differently → practical tips: luggage transfers, trail conditions, what to pack hotels we stayed: → hotel fukinomori (near tsumago) → tsutaya tokinoyado kazari (fukushima - first ryokan, amazing kaiseki dinner) → tobira onsen myojinkan (matsumoto area) spots to check out: magome - magomeya, hillbilly cafe kiso-fukushima area - nakanorisan brewery (name on google even though sign is different) narai - WABI SABI, izumiya cafe My hiking shoes (my color way is not available in the US): https://go.shopmy.us/p-29358618 Booking service: Only Luxe Sound & Music: Epidemic Sound - https://share.epidemicsound.com/qam8j2 Alisha Wainwright #nakasendo #japanvlog