About the Ukiyo-e Course
During the early modern period, the artist Utagawa Hiroshige created ukiyo-e paintings
that depicted the 53 post towns along the Tokaido highway that connected Edo [Tokyo) with Kyoto,
in a style that influenced Western impressionists. Along the Ukiyo-e Route,
you can visit castles and historic battlefields associated with the great samurai warriors of the age,
including Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established peace in early modern Japan
— the era in which Hiroshige lived — after a period of war.
You can also ride the Shinkansen bullet train that runs alongside the Tokaido highway
from that period and see the region’s manufacturing industry up close.
About Our Recommended Routes
Day 1：（Route 1） Osaka or Kyoto → Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, a World Heritage Site → Walking around Hikone(Overnight in Hikone)
（Route 2） Osaka or Kyoto → Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, a World Heritage Site → Walking around Nagahama → Hikone(Overnight in Hikone)
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Day 2：Hikone → Walking around Sekigahara → Walking around Nagoya → Walking around Laguna Ten Bosch(Overnight in Gamagori Onsen Village)
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Day 3：Gamagori → Walking around Toyota → Walking around Okazaki → Walking around Hamamatsu(Overnight in Hamamatsu)
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Day 4：Hamamatsu → Walking around Shizuoka(Overnight in Shizuoka)
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Day 5：Shizuoka → Walking around the western foothills of Mt. Fuji → Walking around the Gotemba Premium Outlets → Tokyo
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