Journeys in Japan
Season 13 Episode 24 - Hakone Hachiri: Highway Back in Time
For centuries, the ancient Tokaido highway was the most important road in all Japan. It linked Kyoto, the emperor's capital, with Edo, the city of the shoguns, now known as Tokyo. These days, the old road has mostly been paved over for modern traffic. But there's still a long section where visitors can walk along the original route. Known as Hakone Hachiri, it runs between Odawara (in Kanagawa Prefecture) and Mishima (Shizuoka Prefecture) and it offers many glimpses of the history and traditions of Japan's feudal period. Visitors will see the original stones paving the road; giant cedar trees lining the route; a centuries-old tea house; traditional crafts shops; and hot springs where weary travelers still stop to ease their aching legs. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Michael Keida discovers many reminders of old Japan, while hiking along Hakone Hachiri.
Episodes in Season 13
Yamanobe no Michi: Strolling Back Into the Past
28 min
Hamamatsu: From Local Expertise to Global Renown
28 min
Matsusaka: Legacy of Samurai, Merchants, Artisan
28 min
JAPOW Magical Backcountry Ski Tour
28 min
—Festivals— A Harbinger of Spring
28 min
Hearing the Silent Voice of the Bedrock
28 min
Eyeing Architectural Wonders
28 min
Nagasaki: City of Hills and Hope
28 min
Eternally Radiant Himeji Castle
28 min
Maniwa: Living from the Forest
28 min
Breathing New Life into Iwaki
28 min
Exploring the Mudflats of the Ariake Sea in Saga
28 min
Yamagata: Communing with the Living and the Dead
28 min
Suzuka: City with a Racing Circuit
28 min
Iriomote: Pursuing the Elusive Jungle Cat
28 min
Shinhama, Sendai: A Green Sea Wall for the Future
28 min
Tamba-Sasayama: Inn to the Heart of a Village
28 min
Okinawa: Weaving Culture
28 min
Peak Pleasure in the Northern Alps
28 min
Midsummer with the Ancestors: Wakasa Town
28 min
With Isabella Bird: On the Road to Nikko
28 min
Tochigi: Destinations of Timeless Calm
28 min
Spirited Away to Tono
28 min
Hakone Hachiri: Highway Back in Time
28 min
Kumamoto: Castle Town Loves Its Past with Eye on the Future
28 min
