was the second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Kawasaki-ku in the present-day city of Kawasaki,

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History

Kawasaki-juku was established as a post station in 1623, by the local magistrate Hasegawa Nagatsuna.Tōkaidō Kawasaki-juku Meguri
. Kawasaki City Hall. Accessed December 10, 2007. It was the last post station to be built along the Tōkaidō. It was located near Heiken-ji, a famous

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, so it was often used by travelers coming to pray. The classic

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print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831–1834 depicts travelers in a ferry-boat crossing the

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, and passengers waiting on the further bank.

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is depicted in the far distance.

Neighboring post towns

;Tōkaidō :

Shinagawa-juku was one of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō.Tōkaidō Shinagawa-juku
Haguregumo. Accessed December 10, ...

- Kawasaki-juku - Kanagawa-juku

References

*Carey, Patrick. ''Rediscovering the Old Tokaido:In the Footsteps of Hiroshige''. Global Books UK (2000). *Chiba, Reiko. ''Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry''. Tuttle. (1982) *Taganau, Jilly. ''The Tokaido Road: Travelling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan''. RoutledgeCurzon (2004). {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawasaki-Juku Stations of the Tōkaidō Stations of the Tōkaidō in Kanagawa Prefecture