Ishiyakushi-juku
Ishiyakushi-juku (石薬師宿, Ishiyakushi-juku) was the forty-fourth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It received its name from the nearby Buddhist temple, Ishiyakushi-ji.
History
Ishiyakushi-juku was established in 1616, as part of the Edo period's Tōkaidō. Originally, there had been no post stations between Yokkaichi-juku and Kameyama-juku, so Ishiyakushi-juku was formed with about 180 buildings at its inception.[1] The Ozawa family managed the honjin in the town and kept many records, which are still available today in a local archives museum.[1]
Famous Persons
Not too far from the honjin is the preserved house of Nobutsuna Sasaki, a famous tanka poet and scholar who was born in 1872.
Neighboring Post Towns
- Tōkaidō
- Yokkaichi-juku - Ishiyakushi-juku - Shōno-juku
References
- ^ a b Nippon-Kichi. Nippon-Kichi. Accessed October 27, 2007.