Your Journey Starts with a KISOPASS
A wooden travel pass that helps you walk, speak, and meet Kiso more deeply.
WHAT IS KISOPASS?
A wooden pass inspired by travelers of the old Nakasendo.
Long ago, travelers on the Nakasendo carried travel permits.
KISOPASS brings that feeling back.
Made from Kiso hinoki cypress, it carries your name as you walk through Kiso.
BEFORE YOU WALK
Have your name written in Japanese.
Have your name
written in Japanese.
With your name in Japanese,
you are no longer just passing through.
written in Japanese.
With your name in Japanese,
you are no longer just passing through.
At the shop, the staff will write your name in
カタカナ,
a Japanese script used for foreign names.
Michael → マイケル
Julia → ジュリア
Sophie → ソフィー
Jean-Michel → ジャン＝ミシェル
In Kiso, your journey begins when your name is written on wood.
Carry your pass.
Learn a greeting.
Step into a local shop.
Meet Kiso a little deeper.
Now, walk into Kiso.
Keep your wooden pass with you.
Look around. Say one word.
Step into a place that catches your eye.
The journey has already started.