- Yoshida-juku
nihongo|Yoshida-juku|吉田宿|Yoshida-juku was the thirty-fourth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the city of Toyohasi,
Aichi Prefecture ,Japan . It was 287 km from the start of the route inEdo 'sNihonbashi and 6.1 km fromFutagawa-juku to the east and 10.5 km fromGoyu-shuku to the west.History
Yoshida-juku was established in 1601, and was a post station since the establishment of the Tōkaidō that same year. It was about 2.6 km wide and served both as
Yoshida Castle 'scastle town [http://japan-city.com/toukai/36/index.html Yoshida-juku to Goyu-shuku] ] . Tōkaidō Hitoritabi. Accessed December 11, 2007.] and as aport town . It was one of the larger post stations on the Tōkaidō and was also known for its "meshimori onna ".As of a census taken in
1802 , there were two "honjin ", one sub-"honjin" and 65 "hatago " to serve the travelers. The town as a whole consisted of approximately 1,000 buildings and had a population of 5,000 to 7,000 people.During the
Meiji period ,Toyohashi Station was built in a nearby village and, as a result, the Yoshida-juku area was able to begin developing as a city.Neighboring Post Towns
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Futagawa-juku - Yoshida-juku -Goyu-shuku References
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