Kuwana-juku

nihongo|Kuwana-juku|桑名宿|Kuwana-juku was the forty-second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Kuwana, in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It was located on the western shores of the Ibi River and is considered to be the Eastern most point of the Kansai dialect. It is 28 km from the preceding post station of Miya-juku. [http://www.tokaido.co.jp/lab/wada/tour25.htm Tokaido 53: Yokkaichi-juku (Yokkaichi)] . ja icon Tōkaidō no Tabi. Accessed March 14, 2008.]

History

This post station was located in the castle town of the Kuwana clan. It is connected to Miya-juku through the "Pass of 28km" (七里の渡し "Nana Sato no Watashi") and served as the entrance for those going towards Ise Shrine.

During the Edo period, Kuwana was directly on the shores of the river, but after Kansai Railroad built Kuwana Station, the city center was shifted further to the west.

Neighboring Post Towns

;Tōkaidō:Miya-juku - Kuwana-juku - Yokkaichi-juku;Saya Kaidō:Saya-juku - Kuwana-juku "(ending location)"

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