Fuchū-shuku

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For the post station on the Kōshū Kaidō with the same name, see Kōshū Kaidō.
Fuchū-shuku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Fuchū-shuku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Fuchū-shuku (府中宿 Fuchū-shuku?) was the nineteenth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the Aoi-ku area of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

The post station of Fuchū-shuku was also a castle town for Sunpu Castle in the former Suruga Province.[1]

[edit] Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Ejiri-juku - Fuchū-shuku - Mariko-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fuchū-shuku to Mariko-juku. Tōkaidō Hitoritabi. Accessed December 7, 2007.
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