Usui Pass from Nakasendo Sakamoto Inns

Sakamoto juku is located at the eastern foot of the range, and the 600 meters distance from here (500 meters above sea level) to the range is a climb of 450 meters. Hotels line along the road with a width of 15 meters. The mountain that looks like a pile of rocks is the Funzan. This path leads to Usui Range.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐54‐0]

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