Kanō-juku

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Hiroshige's print of Kanō-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Hiroshige's print of Kanō-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Kanō Tenmangu Shrine in Kanō-juku
Kanō Tenmangu Shrine in Kanō-juku

Kanō-juku (加納宿 Kanō-juku?) was the fifty-third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located just south of JR Gifu Station in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, it was an indepedent post town that was approximately 2.3km wide,[1] making it the largest post towns in Mino Province.[2]

Kanō Tenman-gū is located in the former Kanō-juku and was built in concurrence with Kanō Castle shortly after the Battle of Sekigahara. It was originally built to serve as a place of worship for the castle's residents, but it eventually became a place of prayer for many people within the growing post town.[1]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Unuma-juku - Kanō-juku - Gōdo-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Gifu City Walking Map. Gifu Lively City Public Corporation, 2007.
  2. ^ Nakasendo to Shukuba-machi. Gifu City Hall. Accessed September 9, 2007.
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