Michikusa: Fun Walking Magazine 2026 — Old Maps Issue (Vol.2)

We walk using land-communication maps to check whether that road still exists and where it leads.
Focusing on "亀田中野町" and "赤川町" north of Hakodate City, we walk around the mountains.
In the columns, we present a follow-up to "The Best Moments of Walking Around" and consider the origins of Hakodate place names.

Old roads visible on old maps
――Relying on the "land-communication map", we tour the old roads of 亀田中野町

[Appendix] Index to the Akagawa Village land-communication maps
――A handy index for when you use the "Akagawa Village land-communication map"

[Column] Is that "moment" the same now? — In front of Aomori Station
――"The Best Moments of Walking Around" collected photos that captured the "best moments" from all over the country, but when we revisited some places the situation had changed...?

[Column] Thinking about Hakodate place names — "鍛治" and "美原"
――We investigate things that caught our attention about Hakodate's place names. This time we consider "鍛治" and "美原".