The Nakasendo Samurai Trail
Glamp beside the old route of samurai and merchants, walk between post towns and cook over your own fire.
- Duration
- 3 days · 2 nights
- Where
- Kiso Valley, Japan
- Guiding
- Self-guided by car and on foot
- Who it's for
- Couples and families
- Price
- On request
Where you sleep
Bell tent on a wooden deck, right beside the trail
In the mountains of the Kiso Valley, among forest and rice fields, your tent stands right beside the historic Nakasendo. Samurai, merchants and messengers once travelled this route between Kyoto and Edo, today's Tokyo.
Your home for two nights is a spacious bell tent on a wooden deck, with proper beds and your own covered space around the fire. At the heart of the camp is a restored 150-year-old farmhouse with the lounge, kitchen, showers and a hinoki foot bath.
Walk the Nakasendo between Magome and Tsumago-juku, or head into Kakizore Gorge past clear mountain water and waterfalls. Back at camp you light the fire, eat a Japanese dinner and watch the sun drop behind the mountains.
What's included
- 2 nights in a glamping tent
- 2 dinner packages (chicken hot pot, shabu-shabu or vegetarian on request)
- 2 breakfast packages
- Fire-making kit and unlimited firewood
Good to know
- Lounge, kitchen, showers and a hinoki foot bath in the farmhouse
- Proper beds in the tent
- You need a car to explore the valley
- Your travel organisation sends the full packing list and practical details with your booking.
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