🗡️The Road of theSamurai Hike(+ With Many Historic Sites)🗡️

Yagyu Village in present day Nara Prefecture was home to the Yagyu Sword Smiths and Swordsmanship School.

The Yagyu’s prestige led them to become one of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s go-to providers for swords and training. Many a samurai and samurai in training traversed the Yagyu-Kaido, the road connecting Nara City and Yagyu Village, to acquire their swords and training.

Follow in their footsteps as we hike a small portion of the Yagyu-Kaido that remains intact to this day. We will pass a few historic sites, and pass through a part of the Kasuga Primeval forest along the way.

What To Bring: Wear hiking appropriate shoes and pack plenty of water and a lunch.
WHERE WE WILL MEET: We will meet at the front of Namba KINTETSU station at 11:10am Dont be late please. It's the East gates(main gates) of the KINTETSU Namba Station
This is a very useful google map link: http://tinyurl.com/nambakintetsustation

.WHO: Anyone can attend, kids, adults...:)

WHY: Cause its a place of incredible beauty:P

The Plan:
11:10-11:25 - Meet at Kintetsu Osaka-Namba Station

11:25-11:31 - Move to the platform and catch the 11:32am Kintetsu Line Express Train to Kintetsu Nara Station

12:10-12:17 - Arrive at Kintetsu Nara Station, use restroom and transfer to the Number 2 Bus Departing at 12:17 from Kintetsu-Nara Station Bus Stop No. 1

12:17-12:22 - Ride the Bus 6 stops to Wariishicho Bus Stop

12:22 - 1:15 - Our hike begins here and takes us through some neighborhoods in Nara and onto the Yagyu-Kaido. We will hike all the way to the Kubikiri-Jizo (Neck Cut Jizo) and Shinike Pond

1:15-1:45 - Enjoy your lunch

1:45-3:45 - Return to Kintetsu Nara Station via the upper part of the Yagyu-Kaido, the former bus tour road, and the Ukimido Pavilion in Nara Park.

3:56- 4:37 - Kintetsu Line Express Train back to Osaka-Namba Station. See you next time!