Tsumago again

We took our 2nd hiking trip between Magome and Tsumago over Golden Week. (The historic post towns along the old Nakasendo, that connected Kyoto and old Edo (better known as Tokyo). Most of the buildings in the two towns date from the Edo Period (like early1600 something to mid 1800 something – obviously you don’t want me on your Trivial Pursuit team). Most of this stuff was in the October 2005 post so if you’re interested, check it out.
Spring is definitely an interesting time to go. First…the place is packed with people…the weather was gorgeous and everyone decided that a trip on the old road was a great activity (probably not a sentiment shared by the daimyo’s of the olden days). In contrast to the fall scenes shot earlier, here are some wonderful spring offerings.