Shōno-juku

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Shono-juku, as depicted by Hiroshige in the Hoeido edition of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (1831-1834). The print is titled Shono's White Rain(Bai Yu ,Haku'u)
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Shōno-juku, as depicted by Hiroshige in the Hōeidō edition of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1831–1834). The print is titled Shōno's White Rain(白雨,Haku'u).

Shōno-juku(庄野宿,Shōno-juku) was the forty-fifth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in former Ise Province in what is now part of the city of Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

53 Stations of the Tōkaidō Wikimedia list article

The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.

Tōkaidō (road) road of premodern Japan. sometimes mean region (see Q1196306)

The Tōkaidō road (東海道), which roughly means "eastern sea route," was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period in Japan, connecting Kyoto to Edo. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name.

Ise Province province of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture

Ise Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered on Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Seishū (勢州).

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History

Shōno-juku established an archives museum in 1998 in one of the former honjin to share the story of the old post station. [1] It contains information on Shōno-juku's honjin, other buildings and aspects of daily life. In addition to the restored honjin, there are also ruins for the sub-honjin, toiyaba and kōreiba .

<i>Honjin</i>

Honjin (本陣) is the Japanese word for an inn for government officials, generally located in post stations (shukuba) during the later part of the Edo period.

<i>Shukuba</i> post stations of Japan in the Edo period

Shukuba (宿場) were post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called shuku-eki (宿駅). These post stations were places where travelers could rest on their journey around the nation. They were created based on policies for the transportation of goods by horseback that were developed during the Nara and Heian periods.

The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831 to 1834 depicts a group of travelers with straw raincoats and umbrellas, caught in a sudden summer thunderstorm and hurrying towards shelter.

Ukiyo-e A genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries

Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica.

Neighboring post towns

Tōkaidō
Ishiyakushi-juku - Shōno-juku - Kameyama-juku

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References

  1. 1 2 Shōno-juku Shiryō Kaikan. Suzuka City. Accessed December 18, 2007.

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