Mitake-juku

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Hiroshige's print of Mitake-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Hiroshige's print of Mitake-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

Mitake-juku (御嶽宿 Mitake-juku?) was the forty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Mitake, Ena District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Mitake-juku was originally established as a temple town, located around Gankō-ji Temple (願興寺). However, when the Nakasendō was established in the Edo period, it became one of the original Nakasendō post towns.[1] Travelers often came straight to Mitake-juku to avoid the difficult paths near Hosokute-juku.[1]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Hosokute-juku - Mitake-juku - Fushimi-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Nakasendo Mitake-juku. Ibisoku Co., Ltd. Accessed July 11, 2007.
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