Hiratsuka-juku

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

Hiratsuka-juku (平塚宿 Hiratsuka-juku?) was the seventh of the fifty-three stations (shukuba) of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Hiratsuka-juku was first established in 1601, at the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu.[1] In 1651, though, it merged with part of the nearby village of Yawata. In 1655, it was renamed "Shinhiratsuka-juku."[1]

During a census in 1843, the post station was found to have a population of 2,114 people and 443 houses, which included one honjin, 1 sub-honjin and 54 hatago.[1]

[edit] Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Fujisawa-shuku - Hiratsuka-juku - Ōiso-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c 11 Hiratsuka-juku. Hiratsuka City Museum. Accessed November 5, 2007.
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