Ōiso-juku
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Ōiso-juku (大磯宿 Ōiso-juku?) was the eighth of the fifty-three stations (shukuba) of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day town of Ōiso, located in Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
[edit] History
Ōiso-juku was established in 1601, along with the other original post stations along the Tōkaidō, by Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1604, Ieyasu planted a 3.9 km (2.4 mi) colonnade of pine trees and hackberry trees, to provide shade for the travelers.[1]
[edit] Neighboring post towns
- Tōkaidō
- Hiratsuka-juku - Ōiso-juku - Odawara-juku
