After breakfast I went to visit a place near the hotel with a lot of Jiso statues. The place is called Bake Jiso because according to the legend, if you count the Jiso statues when you come in and go out, you donft get to the same number - hence the name, that translates to gghost Jisoh. The place was beautifully peaceful and next to a powerful river. I sat there for about an hour reading, and then hit the road.

I drove through the mountains to Kusatsu Onsen. I decided not to take any highways but to go along a road called the romantic road of Japan. Ifm not quite sure whatfs romantic about it - maybe trying not to kill anyone of the masses of tourists stopping anywhere including in sharp bends to take photos of a golden or red autumn leaf? But it was a very scenic road, and I managed to find somewhere to have curry udon for lunch, which was a result in itself.

I also was able to replenish my stock of fruit along the way, although everyone was mainly selling apples, or gcheaph melons. Japanese cheap that it - they were still 1600 yen, or about 20 euros and theyfre not exactly the friendliest fruit on a road trip.

When travelling along the Nakasendo in direction of Kyoto, at which of the following post towns did the Nakasendo converge with the Tokaido?

The correct answer is: Kusatsu

The Nakasendo met the Tokaido at Kusastu post town.

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