Narumi-juku

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

Narumi-juku (鳴海宿 Narumi-juku) was the fortieth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in former Owari Province in what is now part of the Midori-ku section of the city of Nagoya, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

History

Narumi-juku had a population of 3,643 people at its peak.[1] The post station also had 847 buildings, including one honjin, two wakihonjin and 68 hatago.[1]

The classic ukiyoe print by Ando Hiroshige (Hoeido edition) from 1831 to 1834 depicts travellers passing by open-fronted shops selling tie-died cloth, typically used for making yukata summer kimono, which was a local speciality of the region.[2] The railroad bypassed Narumi-juku in the Meiji period, and a portion of the old town is preserved as a tourist attraction.

Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Chiryū-juku - Narumi-juku - Miya-juku


Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 Tōkaidō Shukuba Walking Guide. Aichi Prefecture. Accessed December 17, 2007.
  2. ↑ http://www.hiroshige.org.uk/hiroshige/tokaido_hoeido/tokaido_hoeido_05.htm

Coordinates: 35°00′52″N 136°58′57″E / 35.01445°N 136.98237°E / 35.01445; 136.98237

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