Gōdo-juku

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

Gōdo-juku (河渡宿 Gōdo-juku) was the fifty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations (shukuba) of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Gōdo-juku flourished as a post town because it was located next to the Nagara River and there was a ferry service to the other side.[1]

Ukiyo-e

The formal name of the ukiyo-e print is "Gifu Road Station: Godo, Nagara River Cormorant Fishing Boat" (岐阻路ノ駅　河渡　長柄川鵜飼船 Gifu no Michi no Eki: Gōdo, Nagaragawa Ukaibune). The Gifu City Museum of History offers visitors a chance to make their own copy of the ukiyo-e that is seen to the left in one of their many hands-on exhibits.[2]

Gōdo-juku Festival

On the last Sunday of October, the Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Committee organizes a Gōdo-juku Festival,[3] with the support of other sponsors. The festival offers hands-on experiences and teaches about the Edo period post station.[4]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō
Kanō-juku - Gōdo-juku - Mieji-juku

References

  1. ↑ Gifu City Walking Map. Gifu Lively City Public Corporation, 2007.
  2. ↑ Artifact Challenge. Gifu City Museum of History. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  3. ↑ Outline of Gifu City 2007. Gifu City Hall, April 2007.
  4. ↑ 6th Annual Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Festival flyer. Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Committee. 2007.

Coordinates: 35°24′29.0″N 136°42′00.0″E / 35.408056°N 136.700000°E