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I was won over by rural Japan at cosy inns and traditional teahouses
The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic walking itinerary across central Japan. Beneath my feet, the dark stone slabs of the Nakasendo road are worn and mossy. Travellers …