Synopsis

Sunlight filters through the canopy of green trees onto a stone-paved road in Kisoji, a mountain route that connects Nagano and Gifu prefectures. A vital artery during the Edo period (1603-1867), it continues to draw visitors from Japan and around the world in the present day, 2025. Here, a group of three families hike eight kilometers between inns. A man tests his endurance with a trail run on the dirt path. For some, the journey is a path to introspection. What unexpected encounters await us d