Nakatsugawa
Tucked between the wooded ridges of the Kiso Valley, Nakatsugawa is a place whose character is shaped by narrow valley terrain. The city grew as Nakatsugawa-juku, the 45th post station on the Nakasendō, the Edo-period highway that connected Kyoto and Edo. Sections of the old route and traditional streets remain a point of reference in the urban area, while National Route 19 carries modern traffic through the valley toward Nagano and Aichi. The surrounding hills link Nakatsugawa to the wider Kiso region, where forested slopes, river corridors and settled low ground have long directed travel and settlement. Local chestnut confectionery, especially kurikinton, is closely associated with the city.
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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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