〔insta360 X4 8K 360° MOVIE〕長野県 中山道 奈良井宿 Narai-juku, Nakasendo, Nagano Prefecture

中山道六十九次の中で、東海道と共有する草津・大津宿を抜いた純粋な中山道六十七宿中（板橋から守山まで）、奈良井宿は江戸側の板橋宿から数えても京側の守山宿から数えても34番目に位置する、中山道の丁度真ん中の宿場町です。
中山道屈指の難所鳥居峠をひかえて「奈良井千軒」といわれ、木曽十一宿の中では最も賑わった宿場です。町並みは国の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に選定されており、往時の面影を色濃く残し、奈良井川に沿ってつづく約1kmの街並みは日本最長の宿場です。保存にとどまらず現在も人が生活している町というところも奈良井宿の魅力です。
Of the 69 Nakasendo Stations, Narai is one of the 67 pure Nakasendo Stations (from Itabashi to Moriyama), excluding Kusatsu and Otsu, which are shared with the Tokaido. Whether you count from Itabashi on the Edo side or Moriyama on the Kyoto side, Narai is the 34th post town, located exactly in the middle of the Nakasendo.
Located near Torii Pass, one of the most difficult sections of the Nakasendo, it is known as "Narai Senken" (Narai's 1,000 houses), and is the busiest of the 11 Kiso post towns. The townscape has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the national government, and the streetscape that stretches for about 1 km along the Narai River still retains a strong resemblance to its past, making it the longest post town in Japan. Another appeal of Narai is that it is not only well preserved, but is still inhabited today.