Itabashi-shuku

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Keisai Eisen's print of Itabashi-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Keisai Eisen's print of Itabashi-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

Itabashi-shuku (板橋宿 Itabashi-shuku?) was the first of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō.[1] It is presently located in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

[edit] History

During the Edo period, Itabashi-shuku flourshed as one of the four post towns in Edo and spread out over two kilometers from north to south. From the north of Tokyo, it was divided into three sections: Kami-shuku (上宿), Naka-shuku (中宿) and Hirao-shuku (平尾宿). Kami-shuku and Naka-shuku were bounded by the Itabashi, which was a bridge spanning the Shakujii River. The Honjin and the Toiya were located in Naka-shuku. The borders of Hirao-shuku spread until the vicinity of Kanmei-ji.

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Nihonbashi - Itabashi-shuku - Warabi-shuku

[edit] References

  1. ^ Itabashi-shuku. Rekishi no Ashiato. Accessed July 10, 2007.
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