Ai No Shuku
were unofficial post stations along historical routes in Japan. These post stations formed organically along routes (such as the Tōkaidō and the Nakasendō) when the distance between two places was too far or when there were difficult passes nearby. Because they were not officially designated rest areas, travelers along the roads were not allowed to stay in these post stations. Sometimes the Japanese is shortened to 間宿. Notable ''ai no shuku'' Tōkaidō :*Ninomiya-shuku (二宮宿) (between Ōiso-juku and Odawara-juku) ( Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture) :*Hatake-shuku (畑宿) (between Odawara-juku and Hakone-juku) (Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture) :*Iwabuchi-shuku (岩淵宿) (between Yoshiwara-juku and Kanbara-juku) ( Fujikawa, Shizuoka Prefecture) :*Kikugawa-shuku (菊川宿) (between Kanaya-juku and Nissaka-shuku) ( Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture) :*Moto-juku (本宿) (between Akasaka-juku and Fujikawa-shuku) (Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture) :*Arimatsu-shuku (有松宿) (bet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shukuba
were Stage station, staging post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called ''shuku-eki'' (宿駅). These stage stations, or "" developed around them, were places where travelers could rest on their journey around the nation. They were created based on policies for the transportation of goods by horseback that were developed during the Nara period, Nara and Heian period, Heian periods. History These stations were first established by Tokugawa Ieyasu shortly after the end of the Battle of Sekigahara. The first stations were developed along the Tōkaidō (road), Tōkaidō (followed by stations on the Nakasendō and other routes). In 1601, the first of the Tōkaidō's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō, fifty-three stations were developed, stretching from Shinagawa-juku in Edo to Ōtsu-juku in Ōmi Province. Not all the post stations were built at the same time, however, as the last one was bui ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shimada, Shizuoka
270px, Shimada City Hall is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city, which covers an area of , had an estimated population in September 2023 of 93,724, giving a population density of About 300 persons per km2. Geography Shimada is located in the Shida Plains of west-central Shizuoka Prefecture. It is located on both banks of the Ōi River. The area enjoys a warm maritime climate with hot, humid summers and mild, cool winters. Surrounding municipalities Shizuoka Prefecture * Aoi-ku, Shizuoka * Fujieda * Kakegawa * Kawanehon, Haibara District * Kikugawa * Makinohara * Mori, Shuchi District * Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu * Yaizu * Yoshida, Haibara District Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Shimada has remained steady over the past 50 years. Climate The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Shimada is 15.7 °C. The a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Motai-shuku
was a mid-station along the Nakasendō in Edo period Japan. An ''ainoshuku'' refers to a rest station, rather than a post town with lodging. It was in between the post stations of Mochizuki-shuku and Ashida-shuku. It is located in the present-day town of Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The head of the village, Ichirozaemon, began brewing sake in 1689 and there are two sake breweries still operating in the area. Neighboring post towns ;Nakasendō :Mochizuki-shuku was the twenty-fifth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Saku, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. History Located at the base of Mount Tateshina, Mochizuki has long been known for its horses. The area ... - Motai-shuku - Ashida-shuku References Stations of the Nakasendo in Nagano Prefecture Stations of the Nakasendō {{Japan-struct-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saitama Prefecture
is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 Square kilometre, km2 (1,466 Square mile, sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama, Saitama, Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Saitama, Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, Saitama, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa, Saitama, Tokorozawa. History of Kujiki According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western Saitama. The area that would become Saitama Prefecture in the 19th century is part of Musashi Provinc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kumagai-shuku
was the eighth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the Edo period. It was located in the present-day city of Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. History Kumagai-shuku began as a temple-town outside the Buddhist temple of , which dated from the Heian period. The kanji which make up the temple name can also be read as ''Kumagaya'' or ''Kumagai''. Kumagaya Naozane was a noted Kamakura period samurai who served under Minamoto no Yoritomo. Kumagai-shuku became formalized as a post station on the Nakasendō under the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603. Per an 1843 guidebook issued by the , the town has 1715 buildings, with a population of 3263, and boasted two ''honjin'', one ''waki-honjin'' and 42 ''hatago''Kumaga-shuku . National Nakasendō Association. Accessed August 15, 2007. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kōnosu-shuku
was the seventh of the 69 Stations of the Nakasendō, sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the Edo period. It was located in the present-day city of Kōnosu, Saitama, Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. History The original Kōnosu-shuku was located in what is now the city of Kitamoto, Saitama, Kitamoto; however, when the system of shukuba, post stations on the Nakasendō was formalized by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1602, the post station relocated to the north to its current location. The new location was approximately 18 Li (unit), ''ri'', 8-Japanese units of measurement, ''chō'' from the starting point of the Nakasendō at Nihonbashi, or approximately 48 kilometers. It was 16.4 kilometers from Kumagai-shuku and 7.2 kilometers from the following Okegawa-juku. Due to the distance between Kōnosu-shuku and Kumagai-shuku, an ''ai no shuku'', Fukiage-shuku was located in-between. The reason for the move is unclear today, but in its new locat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fukiage-shuku
was a mid-station along the Nakasendō in Edo period Japan. It was in between the post stations of Kōnosu-juku and Kumagai-juku. It is located in the present-day town of Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... In addition to being a rest stop along the Nakasendō, it was also an officially designated post station on the Nikkō Wakiōkan. Neighboring post towns ;Nakasendō : Kōnosu-juku - Fukiage-shuku - Kumagai-juku References Stations of the Nakasendō in Saitama Prefecture Stations of the Nakasendō {{Japan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million. Located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, with the Port of Nagoya being Japan's largest seaport. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya during the Meiji Restoration, and it became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Narumi-juku
was the fortieth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in former Owari Province in what is now part of the Midori-ku section of the city of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Narumi-juku had a population of 3,643 people at its peak.Tōkaidō Shukuba Walking Guide Aichi Prefecture. Accessed December 17, 2007. The post station also had 847 buildings, including one '''', two '' wakihonjin'' and 68 '' [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chiryū-juku
was the thirty-ninth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Chiryū in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was the westernmost post town in Mikawa Province, and was from Nihonbashi, the start of the Tōkaidō, so it took approximately 10 days to for average travellers to reach. History Chiryū-juku was noted for a famed Shinto shrine, the Chiryū Daimyōjin, and also for its flourishing horse market, held in late April to early May of each year. Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered that the post station plant pine trees along through route of the highway before and after the town. The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831 to 1834 depicts horses, and also one of the pine trees. Hiroshige entitled the work . Despite the construction of railroads following the Meiji restoration the horse market continued into the Shōwa period, and most of the pine trees survived until the 1959 Isewan Typhoon. Neighboring post to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aichi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Shizuoka Prefecture to the east. Nagoya is the capital and largest city of the prefecture. Overview Nagoya is the capital and largest city of Aichi Prefecture, and the Largest cities in Japan by population by decade, fourth-largest city in Japan. Other major cities include Toyota, Aichi, Toyota, Okazaki, Aichi, Okazaki, and Ichinomiya, Aichi, Ichinomiya. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya form the core of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, third-largest metropolitan area in Japan and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Aichi Prefecture is located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and forms part of the Tōkai region, a subregion of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |