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Ōiso-juku

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

Ōiso-juku (大磯宿, Ōiso-juku) was the eighth of the fifty-three stations (shukuba) of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day town of Ōiso, located in Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

History

Ōiso-juku was established in 1601, along with the other original post stations along the Tōkaidō, by Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1604, Ieyasu planted a 3.9km colonnade of pine trees and hackberry trees, to provide shade for the travelers.[1]

Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Hiratsuka-juku - Ōiso-juku - Odawara-juku

References

  1. ^ Tōkaidō. Oiso Town Hall. Accessed November 5, 2007.
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