Fushimi-juku (Nakasendō)
Fushimi-juku (伏見宿, Fushimi-juku) was the fiftieth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Mitake, Kani District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
History
During the Edo period, as the nearby post towns, such as Mitake-juku and Ōta-juku, began to flourish, Fushimi-juku was built up to take part in the popular travel route.[1] However, because a national highway goes directly over the spot where the old post town was located, there are no traces of the old row houses that spanned approximately 600 m (1,969 ft).[1]
Neighboring Post Towns
- Nakasendō
- Mitake-juku - Fushimi-juku - Ōta-juku
- Uwa Kaidō (connects the Nakasendō with Nagoya Castle)
- Fushimi-juku (starting location) - Dota-juku (土田宿)
References
- ^ a b Nakasendo Fushimi-juku Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Ibisoku Co., Ltd. Accessed July 11, 2007.