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[[File:Araisekisho.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The checkpoint at Arai as it appears today.]]
*''Japanese'': 新居関所 ''(arai sekisho)''
The checkpoint at Arai, or ''Arai sekisho'', was a [[sekisho|checkpoint]] along the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] highway, located between [[Maisaka]] and [[Shirasuka]] [[shukuba|post-stations]], in what is today Kosai City, [[Shizuoka prefecture]]. It is the only such checkpoint to remain standing today, with a large gate, small attached ''masugata'' plaza, ''kôsatsu'' stand for displaying laws and regulations, and a small associated ''shiryôkan'' museum on the site.
The checkpoint served to help enforce travel regulations, with guards stationed to check travelers' authorization papers (''tegata'') and to make sure they were not carrying any contraband.
The 5.8 meter high and 4.8 meter wide ''Ômon'' (great gate) at the Arai checkpoint was in the ''Kôrai-mon'' style, closely resembling gates at various [[Japanese castles|castles]]. It was opened only during daylight hours (from [[Telling Time|6 bells]] in the morning until 6 bells in the evening), blocking travelers from passing through otherwise.
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Maisaka]]'''
|width="35%"|'''Stations of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]'''
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Shirasuka]]'''
|}
</center>
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/46251871772/sizes/l/]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
*''Japanese'': 新居関所 ''(arai sekisho)''
The checkpoint at Arai, or ''Arai sekisho'', was a [[sekisho|checkpoint]] along the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] highway, located between [[Maisaka]] and [[Shirasuka]] [[shukuba|post-stations]], in what is today Kosai City, [[Shizuoka prefecture]]. It is the only such checkpoint to remain standing today, with a large gate, small attached ''masugata'' plaza, ''kôsatsu'' stand for displaying laws and regulations, and a small associated ''shiryôkan'' museum on the site.
The checkpoint served to help enforce travel regulations, with guards stationed to check travelers' authorization papers (''tegata'') and to make sure they were not carrying any contraband.
The 5.8 meter high and 4.8 meter wide ''Ômon'' (great gate) at the Arai checkpoint was in the ''Kôrai-mon'' style, closely resembling gates at various [[Japanese castles|castles]]. It was opened only during daylight hours (from [[Telling Time|6 bells]] in the morning until 6 bells in the evening), blocking travelers from passing through otherwise.
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Maisaka]]'''
|width="35%"|'''Stations of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]'''
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Shirasuka]]'''
|}
</center>
{{stub}}
==References==
*Plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/46251871772/sizes/l/]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]