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beautiful stone path near Atashika
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Distance & Time
About 4.5km, About 2hrs. and 30mins.: From Nigishima Station to Atashika Station
--- a little hard walk

Summary
You have to get over two passes on this trail, but not so hard.
Through forests of Japanese cypress or cedar, stone path lasts on moderate slope up and down. Specially there is beautiful stone path near the starting point of Atashika-cho.
It is said that the name of "Okamizaka" literally means "the place where Gods meet, God of Ise and God of Kumano." Though it is also said that "Okamizaka" is from the sound of "Ookami," it means wolves in Japanese, because wolves appeared around here. (Wolves no more live in Japan.)

"Nigishima-toge Pass/Okamizaka-toge Pass trail" brief Map
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Nigishima-toge Pass Map
 
Nigishima Station ->(uphill, paved and unpaved road, 15mins.)-> Starting Point(Nigishima side) ->(uphill, stone path, 55mins.)-> Nigishima-toge Pass ->(downhill and uphill, unpaved road-stone path, 20mins.)-> Okamizaka-toge Pass ->(downhill, stone path, 30mins.)-> Starting Point(Atashika side) ->(even, paved road, 15mins.)-> Atashika Station

Transportation
by car Nagoya ==(Highway & Route 42 / 3hrs. and 50mins.)== Kata Station ==(Route311/15mins.)== Nigishima Station ==(Route311/10mins.)== Atashika Station
by train Nagoya Station ==(Nanki Express / 2hrs. and 30mins.)== Owase Station ==(Local / 30mins.)== Nigishima Station ==(Local / 5mins.)== Atashika Station

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