Tripatini contributor Fyllis Hockman writes:
"Day two took us through more post towns that feel and look as old as they did in the 17th and 18th centuries. I sensed the samurais traversing the same stone steps, stopping for tea at the same wooden tea houses, sitting on the same tatami mats. At the waki-honjin (inn) in the town of Tsumago (pictured here) between Kyoto and Tokyo, where feudal lords used to stay, allegedly the infamous emperor who moved the capital from Kyoto to Tokyo in 1868 stopped by once. They're still celebrating that half-hour rest stop by showcasing special seats and implements he may or may not have used. It reminded me of the "George Washington slept here" claims often heard in the U.S."
Read more in her post While Hiking in Japan, Explore the Heart and Soul (and Tush!) of a Most Singular Country.
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