Echigawa-juku

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Hiroshige's print of Echigawa-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Hiroshige's print of Echigawa-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Echigawa-juku's hatago
Echigawa-juku's hatago

Echigawa-juku (愛知川宿 Echigawa-juku?) was the sixty-fifth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in Aishō, Echi District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Echigawa-juku was originally a post town along the Tōsandō, before becoming part of the Nakasendō. In its heyday, it thrived as both a post town and a commercial center. For those who were heading to the Kantō region for trading, Echigawa was their traditional first stop along the Nakasendō.[1]

The current residents of the area surrounding the former Echigawa-juku often refer to it as the sixty-sixth stop along the Nakasendō, because they count Nihonbashi as the first stop, even though it is an endpoint.[1]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Takamiya-juku - Echigawa-juku - Musa-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Nakasendō Echigawa-juku. Taro Tenbin. Accessed July 20, 2007.
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