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Fujisawa is a city in [[Kanagawa prefecture]] (formerly [[Sagami province]]), located on the coast south of [[Kamakura]]; the sacred island of [[Enoshima]] lies just off the coast. In the [[Edo period]], the area was home to Fujisawa-juku, of the fifty-three [[post-stations]] (''shukuba'') of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] [[Highways|Highway]].
Fujisawa is a city in [[Kanagawa prefecture]] (formerly [[Sagami province]]), located on the coast south of [[Kamakura]]; the sacred island of [[Enoshima]] lies just off the coast. In the [[Edo period]], the area was home to Fujisawa-juku, of the fifty-three [[post-stations]] (''shukuba'') of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] [[Highways|Highway]].
At its peak in [[1798]], Fujisawa-juku was home to some 808 residences, housing 3,380 people. This included a few tens of ''[[meshimori onna]]'' or other types of prostitutes.
The major Kamakura temple [[Gokuraku-ji]] was originally established in Fujisawa in [[1113]], before being moved to its current location in Kamakura in [[1259]].<ref>Plaques on-site at Gokuraku-ji, Kamakura.</ref>
At its peak in [[1798]], Fujisawa-juku was home to some 808 residences, housing 3,380 people. This included a few tens of ''[[meshimori onna]]'' or other types of prostitutes.<ref>''Bezaisen to santo'' 「弁才船と三都」、Asahi hyakka Nihon rekishi 62, p7-46.</ref>
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[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
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