Okitsu-juku

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

Okitsu-juku (興津宿 Okitsu-juku?) was the seventeenth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the Shimizu-ku area of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Okitsu-juku was established in 1601, just before the beginning of the Edo period. At its peak, there were approximately 316 buildings and 1,668 people.[1] Among the buildings were two honjin, two sub-honjin and 34 hatago. It was a little over 11 kilometers from the preceding post station, Yui-shuku.[1]

[edit] Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Yui-shuku - Okitsu-juku - Ejiri-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Tōkaidō 53 - Okitsu-juku. Accessed November 6, 2007.
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