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.