KISOJI

The was an old trade route in the Kiso Valley (木曾谷 ''Kiso-dani'') that stretched from Niekawa-juku in Nagano Prefecture to Magome-juku in Gifu Prefecture. There were eleven resting spots along the route, all of which became part of the Nakasendō when it was established.^[1]
There are two stone markers that indicate the end points of the Kisoji. One is located between Motoyama-juku and Niekawa-juku and states "From here south: Kisoji" (是より南 木曽路 ''Kore yori minami, Kisoji''). The other marker is located between Magome-juku and Ochiai-juku and states, "From here north: Kisoji" (是より北 木曽路 ''Kore yori kita, Kisoji'').
Additionally, the early 20th-century author, Shimazaki Tōson, wrote about the effects of the Meiji Restoration on the Kiso Valley in his novel, ''Before the Dawn''. He grew up in Magome-juku, hence his featuring the area in his novels.

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Stations of the Kisoji

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References

Stations of the Kisoji

'Nagano Prefecture'
:1. Niekawa-juku (Shiojiri)
:2. Narai-juku (Shiojiri)
:3. Yabuhara-juku (Kiso (village), Kiso District)
:4. Miyanokoshi-juku (Kiso (town), Kiso District)
:5. Fukushima-juku (Kiso (town), Kiso District)
:6. Agematsu-juku (Agematsu, Kiso District)
:7. Suhara-juku (Okuwa, Kiso District)
:8. Nojiri-juku (Okuwa, Kiso District)
:9. Midono-juku (Nagiso, Kiso District)
:10. Tsumago-juku (Nagiso, Kiso District)
'Gifu Prefecture'
:11. Magome-juku (Nakatsugawa)

See Also

★ Edo Five Routes

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★ Tōkaidō (or 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō)

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★ Nakasendō (or 69 Stations of the Nakasendō)

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★ Kōshū Kaidō

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★ Ōshū Kaidō

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★ Nikkō Kaidō

★ Other Routes

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★ Hokkoku Kaidō

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★ Mikuni Kaidō

References

1. Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series. Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 24, 2007.