Kaida Kogen to Narai to Karuizawa

This was a tough day. There was limited bus service from Kaida Kogen to Kiso-Fukushima and we weren't sure we'd be able to get to Narai to catch the train to Karuizawa.

We ended up taking the 8:57 am bus which arrived in Kiso-Fukushima at 9:59 am. The train from Kiso-Fukushima left at 11:10 am and arrived in Yabuhara at 11:25 am. Cost was Y230. While we were waiting for the train, we went to the grocery store to buy our lunch.

We left the Yabuhara station and hiked uphill through the Tori-Toge Pass. We arrived at the summit at 12:12 pm--we walked fast. From the summit, it took us 30 minutes to get to Narai.

Narai is another adorable reconstructed post town--it was the most prosperous of the post towns. I wish we had had more time to spend there.

We arrived at the JR station at the far end of the town at 1:10 pm. The train to Karuizawa left at 1:24 pm and cost Y1490. We just made it. We ended up eating our lunch on the train.

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