"Samurai Road" is hugely popular overseas. Foreign tourists arrive one after another by bus. Magome-juku in Kiso is bustling even on weekdays.

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Published on Oct 17, 2024

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The intense heat has subsided, and the autumn travel season has finally arrived. At this time of year, many foreign tourists can be seen at popular tourist spots! (Tourist from China) "The scenery is very beautiful and calms the soul. Very nice" (Tourist from Malaysia) "I read the documents about Inuyama Castle and climbed the castle" Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, inbound demand is on the rise! According to data released by the Japan Tourism Agency on the 16th, the total amount of money spent by foreign tourists who came to Japan from January to September this year was 5.8582 trillion yen! With the weak yen as a tailwind, it is said that the amount has already exceeded the amount spent in the entire year last year, which was the highest amount ever. So, if you take a look at the situation on the 16th in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, which is very popular with foreigners... you can see people visiting from various countries such as Germany, Australia, the United States, and Spain. Despite it being a weekday, it was bustling with many foreign tourists. Visitors were taking photos, eating while walking around, and some were tour group tourists. And in addition to these popular tourist spots, unexpected places are now attracting attention from foreign tourists! Magome-juku, a tourist spot in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture. On the 17th, many foreign tourists arrived by bus! (Foreign tourists visiting) "We're from Hawaii" "From the Netherlands" "We're from Australia" "I'm from New Zealand. It's great to be here. It's completely different from New Zealand." Magome-juku, a post town on the Nakasendo. This place, also known as the birthplace of Toson Shimazaki, is popular with foreigners because... (Tourists from Australia) "Samurai Road" (Tourists from Hawaii) "We love mountain roads surrounded by nature" (Tourists from the Netherlands) "To walk the mountain roads" Nakasendo, which retains the atmosphere of the Edo period, is called the "Samurai Road". In particular, the approximately 9-kilometer mountain road from Magome-juku to Tsumago-juku in Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture, is very popular with foreign tourists as you can enjoy hiking while looking at beautiful scenery. Magome-juku, the 43rd of the 69 post towns from Edo to Kyoto, was "bigly crowded" with foreign tourists on the 17th. (Tourist from Hawaii) "It was great to see ginkgo trees, maples, and many other kinds of trees. Next time I want to take my parents. I want to walk more." (Tourist from the Netherlands) "Fantastic! Very nice!!" Seeing this, the local coffee shop... (Owner of Hill Billy Coffee Company, Furui Daisuke) "It's the perfect season for hiking, so the number of foreigners is increasing. I feel like there are more now than before COVID." For more details, check out NEWS DIG! ↓ https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/cb...

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