Kakegawa-juku

nihongo|Kakegawa-juku|掛川宿|Kakegawa-juku was the twenty-sixth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

History

Kakegawa-juku was originally the castle town of Kakegawa Castle. [http://kankou.pref.shizuoka.jp/syukuba/kakegawa/index.html Shizuoka Prefecture Tokaido Shukuba Guide] . ja icon Shizuoka Prefecture. Accessed March 6, 2008.] It was famous because Yamauchi Kazutoyo rebuilt the area and lived in it himself.

It also served as a post station along a salt road that ran through Shinano Province between the modern-day cities of Makinohara and Makinohara.

Neighboring Post Towns

;Tōkaidō:Nissaka-shuku - Kakegawa-juku - Fukuroi-juku

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