550 km through the mountains between Tokyo and Kyoto.
Links
Wikipedia: 69 Stations of the Nakasendō
Go! NAGANO: The Best Walks along the Nakasendo
Nakasendo: Walking guide for 17 post stations in Gifu Prefecture
Suit Travel: 自転車で中山道六十九の旅シリーズ (69 Stations of the Nakasendō Bicycling Trip Series)
電子足跡：中山道歩き旅 (Electronic Footprints: Nakasendō Walking Trip)
Japanese-Language Guidebooks
八木 牧夫, ちゃんと歩ける中山道六十九次. ISBN: 4635600777 (East section), 4635600785 (West section)
Planning Table
| Stay | Place | Dates | Distance | Station | Lodging | Train Lines |
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Nihonbashi
(Tokyo)
35.68401,139.77442
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0 km | Hotels |
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Suidōbashi
35.70204,139.75410
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—
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2.9 km | Hotels |
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Sugamo
35.73342,139.73938
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6.8 km | Hotels |
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Itabashi
35.75507,139.70918
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10.6 km |
1
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Hotels |
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Toda-Kōen Station
35.80802,139.67802
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18.3 km | Hotels |
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Warabi
35.82507,139.67921
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20.4 km |
2
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Hotels |
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Urawa
35.86132,139.65262
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—
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25.5 km |
3
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Hotels |
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Ōmiya
35.90875,139.62622
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—
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31.4 km |
4
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Hotels |
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Ageo
35.97296,139.58994
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—
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39.4 km |
5
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Hotels |
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Okegawa
36.00192,139.56509
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—
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43.3 km |
6
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Hotels |
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Kitamoto
36.03162,139.53399
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—
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47.8 km | Hotels |
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Kōnosu
36.05912,139.51351
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—
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51.6 km |
7
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Fukiage
36.10317,139.45329
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—
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59.1 km | Hotels |
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Kumagai
(Kumagaya)
36.14503,139.38284
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68.1 km |
8
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Hotels |
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Fukaya
36.19900,139.28600
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—
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79.2 km |
9
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Hotels |
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Honjō
36.24040,139.19150
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—
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90.3 km |
10
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Hotels |
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Shinmachi
36.27660,139.10860
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—
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99.4 km |
11
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Kuragano
36.29660,139.04770
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106.9 km |
12
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Takasaki
36.32180,139.00760
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—
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111.6 km |
13
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Hotels |
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Itahana
36.33720,138.93090
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120.1 km |
14
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Annaka
36.32430,138.88940
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124.5 km |
15
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Hotels |
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Isobe
36.29858,138.84960
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—
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129.0 km | Hotels |
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Matsuida
36.31520,138.79640
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—
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133.7 km |
16
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Homestay |
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Sakamoto
36.34980,138.71750
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—
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142.9 km |
17
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| Usui Pass | ||||||
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Karuizawa
36.35860,138.63550
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—
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153.9 km |
18
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Hotels |
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Kutsukake
36.34860,138.59170
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—
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158.9 km |
19
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Hotels |
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Oiwake
36.33831,138.54136
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—
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163.7 km |
20
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Hotels |
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Odai
36.30617,138.49711
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—
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169.3 km |
21
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Hotels |
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Iwamurada
36.27260,138.47830
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—
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173.6 km |
22
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Hotels |
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Shionada
36.27122,138.42183
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—
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179.4 km |
23
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Yawata
36.27350,138.39470
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—
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182.0 km |
24
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Mochizuki
36.26580,138.36220
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—
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185.9 km |
25
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Ashida
36.27320,138.31460
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—
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190.9 km |
26
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Nagakubo
36.25380,138.26750
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—
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196.8 km |
27
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Wada
36.20806,138.21206
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—
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204.4 km |
28
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Hotels |
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| Wada Pass | ||||||
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Shimosuwa
36.07636,138.09047
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—
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226.8 km |
29
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Hotels |
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Shiojiri
36.10369,137.97500
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—
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238.7 km |
30
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Hotels |
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Seba
36.08734,137.91581
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—
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245.3 km |
31
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Motoyama
36.06065,137.90144
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248.6 km |
32
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Niekawa
36.00980,137.85850
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—
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256.0 km |
33
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Narai
35.96528,137.81139
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—
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263.5 km |
34
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Hotels |
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Yabuhara
35.93818,137.78466
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—
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268.8 km |
35
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Miyanokoshi
35.88691,137.76040
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276.4 km |
36
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Fukushima
35.84982,137.69901
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283.9 km |
37
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Hotels |
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Agematsu
35.78548,137.69559
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—
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292.8 km |
38
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Suhara
35.69584,137.69237
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—
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305.6 km |
39
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Hotels |
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Nojiri
35.67402,137.63831
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—
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312.6 km |
40
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Midono
35.60880,137.61158
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—
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321.4 km |
41
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Tsumago
35.57530,137.59510
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—
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326.4 km |
42
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Hotels |
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Magome
35.52472,137.55833
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334.6 km |
43
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Hotels |
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Ochiai
35.51158,137.53100
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—
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338.4 km |
44
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Hotels |
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Nakatsugawa
35.49592,137.50267
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342.6 km |
45
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Hotels |
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Ōi
35.45558,137.41494
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—
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353.3 km |
46
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Hotels |
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Ōkute
35.43386,137.29508
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366.7 km |
47
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| Biwa Pass | ||||||
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Hosokute
35.43114,137.23397
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—
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373.5 km |
48
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Mitake
35.42989,137.13042
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—
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384.9 km |
49
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Fushimi
35.43906,137.08683
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—
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389.6 km |
50
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Kani
35.42261,137.05548
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—
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392.4 km | Hotels |
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Ōta
35.43822,137.01303
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—
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397.3 km |
51
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Hotels |
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Unuma
35.40464,136.93678
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—
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406.7 km |
52
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Kakamigahara
35.40338,136.87149
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—
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412.7 km | Hotels |
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Kanō
(Gifu)
35.40547,136.75883
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—
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423.7 km |
53
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Hotels |
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Gōdo
35.40806,136.70000
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—
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430.0 km |
54
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Mieji
35.41000,136.65639
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—
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434.4 km |
55
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Akasaka
35.39039,136.58256
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—
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443.8 km |
56
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Tarui
35.37156,136.52603
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—
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449.6 km |
57
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Hotels |
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Sekigahara
35.36208,136.46914
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—
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455.0 km |
58
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Imasu
35.34864,136.43536
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—
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458.9 km |
59
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Kashiwabara
35.34300,136.40042
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—
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462.3 km |
60
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Hotels |
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Samegai
35.32900,136.35108
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—
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467.7 km |
61
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Banba
35.31500,136.31417
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—
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471.7 km |
62
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Maibara
35.31444,136.29030
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—
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472.6 km | Hotels |
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Toriimoto
35.28442,136.28397
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—
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476.8 km |
63
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Hikone
35.27234,136.26339
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—
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478.5 km | Hotels |
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Takamiya
35.23364,136.25514
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—
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483.1 km |
64
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Hotels |
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Echigawa
35.17186,136.20786
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—
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491.3 km |
65
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Hotels |
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Musa
35.11669,136.13450
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—
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501.0 km |
66
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Hotels |
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Ōmihachiman
35.12281,136.10235
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—
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502.7 km | Hotels |
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Yasu
35.06845,136.02280
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—
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514.1 km | Hotels |
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Moriyama
35.05572,135.99261
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—
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517.2 km |
67
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Hotels |
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Kusatsu
35.01767,135.96047
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—
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522.5 km |
68
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Hotels |
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Ōtsu
35.00597,135.86142
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—
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537.7 km |
69
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Hotels |
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Yamashina
34.99218,135.81688
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—
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543.0 km | Hotels |
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Sanjō Ōhashi
(Kyoto)
35.00905,135.77219
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—
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548.3 km | Hotels |
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