Nakatsugawa



Nakatsugawa (中津川) is a city of 79,000 people (2018) in Gifu. The post town of Magome is also within Nakatsugawa, but covered in its own article.

Tourist information site

 * The city government's official site has a good Japanese-only tourism section with integrated Google Translate.


 * The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site also with integrated Google Translate.

By train
By Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), on the Chuo Main Line: (Nagiso Town, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture) -Sakashita Station - Ochiaigawa Station - Nakatsugawa Station - Mino Sakamoto Station- (Ena City). By Akechi Railway (Aketetsu) on the Akechi Line: (Ena City) -Iinuma Station - Agi Station- (Ena City)



By car

 * Chuo Expressway : Nakatsugawa IC - Misaka PA
 * National highways No. 19, No. 256, No. 257, No. 363

Buy

 * Kurikinton (栗きんとん) — Nakatsugawa is known for its abundant chestnut harvest and this chestnut delicacy. Kurikinton is produced by boiling and mashing the chestnuts, then mixing them with sugar and reforming into a chestnut shape. It is widely available during the autumn months. Many families make their own, while purchased kurikinton is popular as well for home consumption and as gifts.

Go next

 * Ena
 * Mizunami
 * Toki
 * Tajimi
 * Higashishirakawa
 * Shirakawa Town
 * Nagiso
 * Okuwa
 * Agematsu