Full-Day Kisoji Nakasendo Trail Tour from Nagoya

Overview

Available languages

English

8 hours 20 minutes

Mobile ticket

Depart from Nagoya together with an English-speaking National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter who will tell you all about the post towns of Tsumago and Magome on this full-day tour!

You can also experience a relaxing walk along approximately 3.3 kilometers of the Nakasendo Trail. The guide will lead you along roads that were once tread by samurai, so you don't need to worry about getting lost. Take a slip through time to the Japan from 400 years ago.

Visit an area that is one of Japan's first Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings and which has been gathering attention as an international sightseeing spot.

Place your mobile phone in your bag and say goodbye to the everyday. Experience the traditional rural atmosphere of Japan!!

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

English Speaking Guide

Transportation expenses during the tour

Transportation expenses to the meeting location

Food & Drink

What To Expect

Magome Tourist Information Center

The post town sits on a sloped area that stretches for about 600 meters. The road is paved with stones, and lined with houses that evoke the richness of Japan's history. Take a stroll around Magome where visitors will find a large waterwheel, old Japanese folk houses, historical stone monuments, and more.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Odaki-Medaki Waterfalls

The tour will walk approximately 3.3 kilometers along the Nakasendo Trail which connects the 2 beautiful post towns of Magome and Tsumago. The tour will take a stroll while enjoying the beautiful valley and rural area scenery with stone-paved streets and Japanese cedar trees. *Due to disaster recovery work being conducted on sections of the Nakasendo Trail, the walking experience may be canceled, and transportation for part or all of this section of the tour may be made via bus.

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Full-Day Small-Group Kisoji Nakasendo Trail Tour

Private Tour

Conduct the same itinerary as a private tour exclusively for your group.

Reviews

4.97

30 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Visit to Magome and Tsumago
FlavioM9507,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Right from the start we felt in tune with the guide and has always been available to answer any of our curiosity. We visited another magnificent side of Japan with a fantastic and knowledgeable guide! Great lunch at Magome! Everything perfect!
Superb!
kathyf389,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a fantastic day we had from start to finish! Yama-san took care of all of the travel details and provided us with such interesting stories and facts about the region. Magome was so quaint and beautiful and the trail hike after was superb - so special!. Yama-san’s enthusiasm was delightful - even as we walked in pouring rain! An excellent day - would highly recommend this tour. Arigato Yama-san!
Fun and enjoyable route
lidia badalona,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An excellent guide. Fun and very enjoyable. Very interesting proposed visits. It introduces you to Japanese culture and is understandable.
GREAT guide and dream place!!!
A6767DKceliam,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A highly recommended visit and a CHARMING guide! It suited us and was attentive throughout. THANK YOU SO MUCH YAMA-SAN
Samurai trail
dougmM6743NG,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful day with Yoko today walking part of the samurai trail. Our guide Yoko gave us a great insight about the history of the area and was a delight to spend the day with exploring the trail. 10 out of 10 !
Spectacular
Fernando H,
Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The guide Yuriko Suematsu has worked very professionally and cordially, and the excursion has been very beautiful, surrounded by nature.
Take a step back in time and enjoy the natural beauty of Japan
johtow70,
May 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Absolutely beautiful- my son and I were blessed with a beautiful, sunny day. Our tour guide, Maki, was excellent, knowledgeable, and helped craft the experience so that we got the maximum benefit. We have awesome photos and memories from this trip. One note- the description of moderate physical activity is a bit understated. I am 55 and in good health but found the terrain challenging- you ascend up for the first hour, then back downhill for the next 2 hrs. Some sections of the trail are steep. It was all worth it because the views were beautiful but be prepared to exert yourself. Great tour overall
Great day out
Mark P,
Apr 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A great day out. If you do the full walk from the start then it’s a long walk and the first part is uphill. We got a bus to the waterfall and then walked down hill. The villages at the start and the end were excellent. We were also lucky to have an excellent guide in Yama San.
Fantastic day out in traditional Japan
Mark P,
Mar 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We have had a fantastic day on the Nakasendō trail going from Magome to Tsumago. Yama San has been a fantastic guide keeping us both entertained and informed. We especially enjoyed the places he found for us that were away from the crowds that most visitors won’t know to go to. The trail through the forest was breath taking and we were even able to drink fresh mountain water from a special spot. It was not to taxing a walk as we went from the waterfall to Tsumago. If you walk from Magome the first part is uphill. The villages themselves are very representative of old Japan and are very striking. Even the gift shops are traditional. Yama San took many photos along our walk and some from very unusual angles which were very striking. We will have some great memories to take home
Going back to life in Japan …
Wanderer300027,
Mar 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide was wonderful and we had a fabulous day. Amazing views and we were taken to have a delicious lunch. Yama-san gave us lots of interesting information.