Shortest route to cross the Wada Pass by train.
Hokuriku Shinkansen Sakuｄaira Station (approx. 26 km) ⇔ Guest House Miya ⇔ (approx. 28 km) JR Chuo Main Line Shimosuwa Station.
The Nakasendo is not a level road. There are quite a few mountain slopes (with a maximum elevation difference of approximately 1,000 meters).
*Some of our past guests have walked from Karuizawa and Shiojiri (5:00 a.m. departure).
佐久平駅東 to 民宿みや
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If you wish to use the transportation service of a guest house, please be sure to consult with them in advance.
Please call us and tell us what landmarks you see. We will pick you up. (Please tell us a backpack OR hat OR something conspicuous on your clothes.) The next morning, we will drop you off at the same place. We cannot accommodate on the same day.
Note: Depending on the cell phone company, cell phone reception may be poor in some areas of the mountain trail. Please be especially careful between the summit of Wadatoge and the entrance to the Wadatoge trail.
Cell phone reception is available in the vicinity Wada-juku and Nagakubo-juku.
Example: Mochizuki inn→Karasawa bus stop (there is a roof wall chair, so it is convenient when waiting): Pick up and drop off at Miya guest house. After breakfast, go to Karasawa bus stop by pick-up.
Recommended season to walk along the Nakasendo Wada Pass.
April-May: Cherry blossoms, blooming flowers and trees, and fresh greenery can be enjoyed.
October-November: Autumn foliage can be enjoyed.
December-January: You can enjoy the fresh snow, no one is walking on it.
Due to global warming, the walking season is getting longer, but you never know when snow will fall. Please be careful. Also, please be aware that the area is subject to severe icy conditions (Wadatoge is sometimes as low as -30 degrees Celsius), and you may slip on the ice.
For items installed indoors
TV, low table, air conditioner, heater, fan.
Pajamas, towels, and toothbrushes are not included in the room rate. Rentals available.
Futons are Japanese-style futons laid out on tatami mats. Please cover the sheets by yourself. When checking out, please put the sheets in one place.