Nakatsugawa

Nakatsugawa is best known in Gifu Prefecture for kurikinton, a seasonal sweet made from chestnuts. Set along the Kiso River in eastern Gifu, the city occupies a mountainous stretch of the historic Nakasendo route between Edo and Kyoto. Nakatsugawa-juku was the 45th of the highway’s 69 post stations, while the preserved former post town of Magome retains stone-paved lanes and old wooden buildings. Magome is also associated with novelist Shimazaki Toson, whose early life there informed his writing. Autumn brings chestnut confectionery to local shop counters, but the Nakasendo connects the city to a much older travel tradition. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Nakatsugawa and the Kiso Valley.

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