Yui-shuku

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

Yui-shuku (由比宿 Yui-shuku?) was the sixteenth of the fifty-three stations (shukuba) of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the town of Yui in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and faces the Suruga Bay.

[edit] Area Information

At the Tokaido Yui Shuku Omoshiro Shukubakan, visitors can experience various aspects of life in the Edo period shukuba, ranging from schooling and lodging, to working and socializing.[1]

The area is known for its sakura ebi, a type of small shrimp.[2]

[edit] Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Kanbara-juku - Yui-shuku - Okitsu-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tokaido Yui Shuku Omoshiro Shukubakan. JAPANiCAN. Accessed October 26, 2007.
  2. ^ Yui. JAPANiCAN. Accessed October 26, 2007.
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