#654: Nissaka-juku (Semiweekly-pedia of Japan)

#654: Nissaka-juku (category: Tokaido)

Nissaka-juku was the 25th station of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido road, which was one of the Edo Five Routes connecting Edo, current Tokyo (refer to #036), with Kyoto (refer to #035).

The station was located in current Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It was on the west foot of a mountain pass, which was called Sayo-no-Nakayama and regarded as one of the three toughest passes in Tokaido.

(Friday, July 5th, 2019)    See Archive