Okazaki

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The castle-town of Okazaki was also a major post-station along the Tôkaidô.

It was home to the 370-meter-long Yahagi Bridge, the longest bridge along the entire Tôkaidô.[1]

In 1843, the castle-town contained some 1,565 homes, three honjin, three waki-honjin, and 112 hatagoya inns.[2]

Preceded by:
Fujikawa-juku
Stations of the Tôkaidô Succeeded by:
Chiryû-juku

References

  1. Gallery labels, National Museum of Korea.[1]
  2. Gallery labels, Futagawa-juku honjin shiryôkan, Toyohashi, Aichi prefecture.[2]