Ejiri-juku

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Ejiri-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Ejiri-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Ejiri-juku (江尻宿 Ejiri-juku?) was the eighteenth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is one of three former post stations located in the Shimizu-ku area of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was 3.4 kilometers from Okitsu-juku, the preceding post station.

[edit] History

Ejiri-juku was Ejiri Castle's castle town. The castle was built in 1570, but Ejiri-juku was not officially designated a post station until the early 1600s. At its peak, it had two honjin, three sub-honjin and 50 hatago, among the 1,340 total buildings. Its population was around 6,500.[1]

[edit] Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Okitsu-juku - Ejiri-juku - Fuchū-shuku

[edit] References

  1. ^ 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō - Ejiri-juku. Kōhei Wada. Accessed November 9, 2007.
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