Walking Night in Magome-Juku

One of the places we were most excited to explore on our first trip to Japan was the Kiso Valley, where the historic Nakasendo trail runs. 🇯🇵🌲
We wanted to discover rural and traditional Japan, far from the hustle and bustle of big cities like Osaka or Tokyo, which we would visit later. That's why we decided to spend a few days in the area to take our time exploring magical towns like Magome, Tsumago, and Narai.
Magome is actually where we bought the traditional outfit in the photo. The funny story of the day came from the sweet lady who sold it to us: she tried so hard to explain that the parasol wasn't made for the rain, while we did our best to make her understand that we just wanted it for taking pictures. 😅👘🌂
But the most incredible part of all was that, before we knew it, night had fallen and there was absolutely no one left in town. We got to wander its cobblestone streets completely alone, soaking in the silence and peacefully taking the photos we had envisioned. 📸✨