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Summary
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0:00 A 530km journey from Kyoto to Edo
1:04 Tokaido or Nakasendo?
2:53 Samegai to Kiso Road
5:24 Morning at an inn in Tsumago
6:40 Nezame-no-Toko and Kiso-no-San
8:39 Kiso-Fukushima and the sacred mountain of Ontake
10:25 Torii Pass, Shimosuwa Post Town
12:22 Wada Pass, Central Watershed, Ancient Memories
14:16 Wada Post Town to Oiwake Post Town, Mt. Asama
15:17 Oiwake Post Town to Karuizawa Post Town, Usui Pass
17:02 Sakamoto Post Town to Nihonbashi
18:05 The reason why traces of the past remain

From Kyoto to Edo, approximately 530km.

A mountain path all day long, a path where you never see the sea.

This is a journey of approximately 16 days in the Edo period, crossing numerous mountain passes.

The legend of Yamato Takeru, the sacred mountain of Ontake, Suwa Grand Shrine, and the Kumano shrine at the top of the pass.

We recreate the Edo period Nakasendo, a route imbued with faith, mythology, and literature, using AI.

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References and Historical Materials
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📕 Yutaka Kishimoto, "Nakasendo: A Romantic Journey, Western Edition," Shinano Mainichi Shimbunsha
Amazon: https://link.amazon/B01rl4P2L
Rakuten Books: https://a.r10.to/hPocQB

📕 Yutaka Kishimoto, "Nakasendo: A Romantic Journey, Eastern Edition," Shinano Mainichi Shimbunsha
Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0e2a18B4
Rakuten Books: https://a.r10.to/hPMCpP

📕 Yutaka Kishimoto, "Walking the 69 Stations of the Nakasendo," Shinano Mainichi Shimbunsha

📕 Toson Shimazaki, "Before the Dawn, Part 1" "Volume 1" (Shincho Bunko)
Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0eO6HwQ1
Rakuten Books: https://a.r10.to/hPYnMd

📕 Reading Cafe: The Cage of Stories ~Complete Literary Works to Listen to Through Summaries~
The Biography of Gusukō Budori / Poetry Collection "Sleeping in the Field" / Before Dawn
Rakuten Books: https://a.r10.to/hP2Tsh

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Websites and Articles Referenced
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Omiya National Highway Office: "Nakasendo Walk"
National Diet Library Reference Cooperation Database: "Renaming from Nakasendo to Nakasendo"
Forestry Agency, Chubu Regional Forest Office: "Kiso Five Trees / History of Forests and Forestry in the Kiso Valley"
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: "Our Local Cuisine: Goheimochi (Gifu Prefecture)"
Aozora Bunko: "Shimazaki Toson, Before the Dawn, Part 1, Volume 1"
Agency for Cultural Affairs: "Japan Heritage: The Kiso Road is All in the Mountains"
Shiojiri City Tourism Association: "Nakasendo, Narai-juku / Torii Pass"
Kiso Town Official: "Fukushima Checkpoint Museum / Ontake Ancient Road"
Agematsu Town Tourism Site: "Nezame-no-Toko / Kiso-no-San"
Shiga Prefecture Tourism Official / Maibara City Official: "Nakasendo Samegai-juku/Isame Shimizu
Karuizawa Town Official "Oiwake-juku no Wakare"
Annaka City Official "Usui Barrier Station Ruins/Former Usui Pass"
Suwa Grand Shrine Official "Shimosha Akimiya/Shimosha Harumiya"
Shimosuwa Town Tourism Official "Oidenashite Shimosuwa"
Nagawa Town Official "Learning about Obsidian/Hoshikuso Pass"
Agency for Cultural Affairs "Hoshigato Obsidian Source Site"
Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention Information "1783 Tenmei Asama-yama Eruption Report"
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau Tone River Basin Erosion Control Office "Tenmei 3rd Year Asama-yama Eruption"
National Archives of Japan "Selection of Main Railway Construction Route"
Nagano Prefecture Tourism Official "Go! NAGANO Nakasendo Special Feature"

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