去年の5月の続きです。岐阜県の御嶽宿からスタート。
Arrived at Mitake post town last May. This is where I resumed my walk.
Shinkansen beakfast to Nagoya.
Nagoya to Mitake, by Meitetsu (名鉄) trains.
Arrived at Mitake Station (御嵩駅).
Weather cloudy.
A lot of historical spots along the road. Joyful.
Walking a rural stretch of the post towns.
Convenience store fried chicken has become an essential food supply.
The route joined the left bank of the Kiso River (木曽川).
Crossed the river at Ota-no-Watashi (太田の渡し), a historic ferry point on the Nakasendo.
Broad surface of the river.
Found some old boats left on the riverbank.
Crossed the bridge and continued along the Kiso River's right-side dike.
旧太田宿脇本陣林家住宅
The old Wakihonjin building of Ota post town was open to the public.
Grateful to share this tiny garden.
Continued my walk and saw the river gradually flowing into a valley.
The path led me into the Nihon Rhine Gorge (日本ライン).
Impressive to see such a wide river turn into a torrent between the rocks.
The JR Takayama Line (高山本線) runs through the same valley as my path.
The Nakasendo detours around the narrowest part of the valley by going over the Utou Pass (うとう峠).
うとう峠の一里塚
Passed by the milemounds of the Utou Pass.
Descending towards Unuma post town (鵜沼宿).
Inuyama Castle (犬山城) appeared straight ahead as the path descended.
Reached Unuma post town, today's destination.
Checked in and took a night walk around town. The rain made it a pretty long day.
