Visiting Shizume Shrine
in the quietness
of the early morning

Remembering the old
Nakasendo road through
two hundreds Jizo statues

Clearing your mind
to the sound of water

Looking at Mount Ontake
from the Torii mountain pass

Wrapping yourself
in the finest indoor clothes

Imagining the scenery of
the Edo period from the bustling
towns along the Ochatsubo-douchu

Grazing the pillars that remained
for two hundred years

Feeling the coming of spring in
the budding of flowers and plants

Strolling down the street
with a Gohei Mochi in hand

Seeing the essence of craftsmanship
through the handcraft of lacquer artisans

Experiencing the beauty
of traditional lacquer
painting up close

Coming across plates
that will last a lifetime

Learning about the lives of Sake brewers
and Bentwood craftsmen

Enjoying the old
inn town and
seasonal scenery
through all five senses

Stopping to take in the sounds,
smells, and changes in time
that usually inadvertently pass by

Learning about the good
old days in a town that has been
preserved through time

Enjoying the blanks