Unno-juku｜A Quiet Edo Post Town by Shinkansen

When people think of post towns in Japan, they often imagine places like Tsumago-juku or Magome-juku along the Nakasendo — beautiful, but a serious detour, often requiring an extra night.

But if you’re traveling between Tokyo and Kanazawa, you don’t actually have to give up on post towns. There’s an authentic Edo-period post town you can visit by spending just half a day along the Shinkansen route. And if Tokyo is your base for several days, it also works perfectly as a relaxed day trip from the city.

That place is Unno-juku — a quiet, well-preserved post town, where the atmosphere of the Edo period still feels frozen in time, just minutes from the Shinkansen.

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