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NAGISO, Nagano Prefecture--In an instant, the secret of the ancient trail was out. More than 30,000 backpackers from around the globe trekked the slopes in a depopulated area here in fiscal 2018, the highest number ever, after a BBC TV show ignited a buzz about the Magome-toge mountain pass.
