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Revision as of 04:03, 10 November 2010
Kakegawa-juku (掛川宿, Kakegawa-juku) was the twenty-sixth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the what is now the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
History
Kakegawa-juku was originally the castle town of Kakegawa Castle.[1] It was famous because Yamauchi Kazutoyo rebuilt the area and lived in it himself.
It also served as a post station along a salt road that ran through Shinano Province between the modern-day cities of Makinohara and Hamamatsu.
The classic ukiyoe print by Ando Hiroshige (Hoeido edition) from 1831-1834 depicts travellers crossing trestle-bridge. An old couple is struggling against a strong wind, followed b a boy making a mocking gesture; another boy is watching a kite up in the air. In the background, peasants are planting rice and in the distance, Mount Akiba is shown in the mists.
Neighboring post towns
- Tōkaidō
- Nissaka-shuku - Kakegawa-juku - Fukuroi-juku
Further reading
- Carey, Patrick. Rediscovering the Old Tokaido:In the Footsteps of Hiroshige. Global Books UK (2000). ISBN 1901903109
- Chiba, Reiko. Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry. Tuttle. (1982) ISBN 0804802467
- Taganau, Jilly. The Tokaido Road: Travelling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan. RoutledgeCurzon (2004). ISBN 0415310911
References
- ^ Shizuoka Prefecture Tokaido Shukuba Guide. Template:Ja icon Shizuoka Prefecture. Accessed March 6, 2008.