Fujikawa-shuku

Fujikawa-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in the Hoeido edition of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1831-1834)

Fujikawa-shuku (藤川宿 Fujikawa-shuku) was the thirty-seventh of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Okazaki, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Akasaka-juku, the preceding post station.[1] Another accepted reading for this post town is "Fujikawa-juku."

At its peak, Fujikawa-juku was home to 302 buildings, including one honjin, one sub-honjin and 36 hatago. Its total population was approximately 1,200 people.[1]The classic ukiyoe print by Ando Hiroshige (Hoeido edition) from 1831 to 1834 depicts a daimyō procession on sankin-kōtai entering the post station, which would have been a common occurrence. Three commoners are shown as kneeling as the lord's retinue passes. [2] The Okazaki city government has been working actively on preserving this old post town as a tourist destination. In addition to creating the Fujikawa-shuku Archives Museum within the preserved waki-honjin, detailing the history of the post town, the city has preserved a number of old structures such old street lights, and traditional houses with lattice windows. A line of old pine trees extending for approximately a kilometer marks the location of the Tōkaidō road.

Neighboring Post Towns

Tōkaidō
Akasaka-juku - Fujikawa-shuku - Okazaki-shuku

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 Tokaido 53: Fujikawa-juku (Okazaki). (Japanese) Tōkaidō no Tabi. Accessed March 6, 2008.
  2. ↑ http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/tokaido_hoeido/tokaido_hoeido_04.htm

Coordinates: 34°54′40″N 137°13′23″E / 34.911°N 137.223°E / 34.911; 137.223

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