Okabe-juku

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

Okabe-juku (岡部宿 Okabe-juku?) was the twenty-first of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the town of Okabe in Shida District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Between Okabe-juku and the preceding post station of Mariko-juku runs Route 1, which has part of the ancient trade route.

[edit] History

Though most post stations along the Tōkaidō were built the first year the route was established, Okabe-juku was built one year later in 1602.[1] It only had a population of 16 when it was first established and even by 1638, there were only 100 people in the town, making it a rather small post town; however, it was still able to flourish.[1]

Okabe-juku's hatago, Kashiba-ya, prospered during the Edo period; however, it was destroyed by fire in 1834. After it was rebuilt in 1836, it was eventually named nationally designated cultural asset.[2] In 2000, it was reopened as an archives museum.[2]

[edit] Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Mariko-juku - Okabe-juku - Fujieda-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Okabe-machi Shōkōkai. Okabe Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed November 17, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Okabe-machi Yakuba. Okabe Town Hall. Accessed November 17, 2007.
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