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National hiking trail? 2008/9/7 01:57
I have done some research and found many many nice hiking trail in all prefectures but is there a trail that gose throught the entire country? Or is that what the pilgram trail is all about?
by Dave03  

There are, but... 2008/9/7 13:37
There are 9 "Long-distance Natural Walking Trails" in Japan set by the Ministry of Emviroment. But I couldnt find good English information about them.

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here is a walk you can do year-round, that goes from the west side of Tokyo all the way to Osaka, called the Tokai Shizen Hodo (The Tokai Nature Trail), a distance of about 1,700 km. It was built in the 1950's and has since fallen out of popularity so that sections of it are now a little overgrown and hard to get through, but most of it is still a great walking trail. It connects lots of hiking in the mountains with passes through small towns and picturesque old temples and shrines. It is quite easily accessible from most points along the route, so you can start and end anywhere you like. There is not a lot of information of it in English, and even Japanese information is a little hard to come by. But maps are easy to buy at any book store.
http://chonta.web.infoseek.co.jp/k_henro/h15-08-04/h15-08-04...
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Here is a map of the "Tokai Nature Trail"
http://www.tokai-walk.jp/index.html

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Thanks 2008/9/7 14:25
I found a good english website for this trail when I was doing my research. I had almost forgoten about it so Thanks for reminding me. The site is http://www.nakasendoway.com/ I dont know if it be a direct link like yours or if u will have to put it in the address bar but there it is and Thanks again. Dave03
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