S3-45 Day 1: Exploring the Nakasendō trail

Nakasendō is one of Japan’s historic trails, and is still populartoday. I walked just a small part of it. Even though it was off- season, I still enjoyed the experience. On the first day, I walked from Nakatsugawa JR station up to Magome-juku, a post town along the Nakasendō. Check it out!

 

This episode's vocab list:

4連休 a 4-day long weekend

予定 plan

先週お話したように as I mentioned last week

初めての体験 first experience; new experience

そのうちの1つ one of them

旧中山道 Old Nakasendo

あぜ道 pathway between rice fields

住宅が並んでいました。 residential buildings lined along the streets

一日目 the first day

中津川駅 Nakatsugawa station

歩き始めるTo start walking

中津川宿 Nakatsugawa, a former post town on the Nakasendō

宿場町a post town

普通の田舎町 a typical regional town

近づいていく to get closer and closer

実感できます。You can really feel it

お侍さんたち Samurai warriors

不思議な気持ちになるto have a miraculous sense of connection.

着こむ to wear a lot

目的地 the destination; the goal

馬籠宿 Magome, a former post town on the Nakasendō

お店も並んでいます。 Shops are also lined up.

気に入りました。I like it now.

観光バス tour bus

またこの続きは来週をお楽しみに！Look forward to the continuation next week.