Kawasaki-juku

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Kawasaki-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in the Hoeido edition of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (1831-1834) Tokaido02 Kawasaki.jpg
Kawasaki-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in the Hōeidō edition of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1831–1834)

Kawasaki-juku(川崎宿,Kawasaki-shuku) was the second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Kawasaki-ku in the present-day city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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History

Kawasaki-juku was established as a post station in 1623, by the local magistrate Hasegawa Nagatsuna. [1] It was the last post station to be built along the Tōkaidō. It was located near Heiken-ji, a famous Buddhist temple, so it was often used by travelers coming to pray.

The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831–1834 depicts travelers in a ferry-boat crossing the Tama River, and passengers waiting on the further bank. Mount Fuji is depicted in the far distance.

Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Shinagawa-juku - Kawasaki-juku - Kanagawa-juku

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  1. Tōkaidō Kawasaki-juku Meguri Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine .. Kawasaki City Hall. Accessed December 10, 2007.