- Futagawa-juku
nihongo|Futagawa-juku|二川宿|Futagawa-juku was the thirty-third of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the city of Toyohashi,
Aichi Prefecture ,Japan . It was the eastern most post station inMikawa Province .History
Futagawa-juku was established in
1601 when two villages, Futagawa (二川村 "Futagawa-mura") and Ōiwa (大岩村 "Ōiwa-mura"), in Mikawa Province's Atsumi District were directed with caring for travelers. However, as the towns were rather small and were separated by 1.3km, the original setup did not last long. In1644 , theTokugawa shogunate moved the village of Futagawa further to the west and the village of Ōiwa further to the east, before reestablishing the post station in the Futagawa's new location. An "ai no shuku " was built in Ōiwa.Futagawa-juku was located approximately 283km from
Edo 'sNihonbashi , the start of the Tōkaidō. Furthermore, it was 5.8km fromShirasuka-juku to the east and 6.1km fromYoshida-juku to the west. Futagawa-juku itself was about 1.3km wide and held one "honjin ", one sub-"honjin", and about 30 "hatago ". It's "honjin" was destroyed many times by fire, but it kept being rebuilt. The "honjin" that existed after theMeiji period was rebuilt in1988 and became an archives museum. [http://www.aichi-kanko.jp/j-heartland/toyohashi/k_1.html Futagawa-juku Honjin Shiryoukan] . Aichi Tourism. Accessed December 7, 2007.]During the
Meiji Restoration when rail lines were being laid, the tracks ran through the town, but there was no station. After realizing the value of railroad, the town petitioned for astation andFutagawa Station was eventually built between Futagawa and Ōiwa. Though the station was built slightly apart from Futagawa, remnants from theEdo period post station can be found approximately two kilometers from the station.Neighboring Post Towns
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Shirasuka-juku - Futagawa-juku -Yoshida-juku References
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