Cycling Day 46
I had an inkling that maybe I should head through the tunnels to Komagane today and have another go at Kiso-Komagatake from the south & east facing trails, but I didn't sleep much last night, so rather than try and figure that out now I'll head north to a campsite west of Matsumoto which is started figuring out before.
Beautiful morning!
I may have slept little, but this is still lovely. I've been chatting some more with Nicholas, but I guess it's time to start moving.
25 May 2026 - 10:23
Some super-fancy places on the road up the mountain. Some nice hideaways for wealthy folks maybe! I think they're still selling off plots too if anyone's keen.
(Plenty of more normal and potentially abandoned places up here too though)
25 May 2026 - 10:38
Just passed the forest park campground - also looked nice!
I've also just heard my first cuckoo of the trip - heard loads of them in Europe last year.
Hopping on and off the Nakasendo trail
Narai
Narai's 200 Jizo Statues
Collected from around the area when the railway was laid in the Meiji period.