Useful Links
To help you plan your adventure, here are some useful links.
Link 01 Places
Find places to go, things to see and do in:
Nakatsugawa
http://www.city.nakatsugawa.gifu.jp/kankou/info/uploads/92c0bc39929108d6bb2e7d63b651364f1ef96769.pdf
Gifu Prefecture
Gifu part of Nakasendo
http://www.nakasendo.gifu.jp/eng/about/
Nakasendo Trail from Magome to Tsumago
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6078.html
Nakasendo Trail From Nakatsugawa to Tsumago (via Ochiai and Magome)
http://voyapon.com/nakasendo-trail-from-nakatsugawa-post-town/
Link 02 Food
Find places to eat.
Link 03 Transport
Google maps sufficiently cover public transport (buses and trains)
and roads here so it is quite useful.
Also, learn about issues of depopulation/abandoned houses in Japan and sustainable rural tourism as one solution to the problem.
RURAL REVIVAL USING WHAT’S ON HAND
by Alex Kerr, TEDxChiangMai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmkNBlaST50