Nakasendo Guidebook

Having been years in the making with endless research hikes, late nights writing, and conversations with local history buffs, the ultimate guidebook to the Nakasendo is now complete. It makes a perfect companion when walking the Nakasendo and also when planning your trip. It has been published using Amazon’s print on demand service. Please click the link to your own country’s Amazon page, or search “Hiking the Nakasendo” into your regional Amazon site to buy. It is available in both paperback and e-book form on Amazon services all around the world.

Note: If Amazon describes the product as “out of stock”, please understand that Amazon print the books when they are ordered and so will not usually have a stock of books and it will just take a few days to arrive.

Hiking the Nakasendo

The Samurai Road of the Kiso Valley & Beyond

Really Rural Japan are extremely proud to announce that our guidebook on the Nakasendo is now available to buy on Amazon. It’s near 300 pages are full of:

  • Maps

  • Photos

  • Hiking guides

  • History

  • Travel advice

  • Recommended itineraries

  • And loads more!