WALKING THE NAKA SENDO & BEYOND

12-day, 11-night “moderate”-level hike in central JAPAN. Departures Sept. & Oct. 2022 and Sept. & Oct. 2023. Highlights: In Tokyo, Old Town districts/bullet train to Iiyama to prepare for hiking Shin-etsu Trail, including from Mt. Nabekura down to Sekida Pass/trains to alpine Matsumoto for medieval castle, sake breweries/train to historic Nakasendo Way for tea plantations, rice paddies, gardens/Kyoto. $3,250 ppdo (Sept.-Oct. ’22 & Sept. ’23); $3,419 (Oct. ’23). Single supp., from $312. InsideJapanTours (Broomfield, CO; 303/952-0379, www.insidejapantours.com).