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*''Japanese'': [[淀]] 宿 ''(Yodo juku)''
*''Japanese'': [[淀]] 宿 ''(Yodo juku)''
Yodo-juku was a [[post-station]] along the extension of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] highway linking [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]]. Closely associated with [[Yodo castle]], it was located near the confluence of the [[Kizugawa]], [[Ujigawa]], and [[Katsuragawa]] rivers, to the south of [[Fushimi]]. The post-town was home to some 2800 people at its peak, and over 830 buildings, of which sixteen were ''[[hatago]]'' inns. There was no ''[[honjin]]''.
Yodo-juku was the 55th [[post-station]] of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] highway, the third on an extension linking [[Kyoto]] with [[Osaka]]. Closely associated with [[Yodo castle]], it was located near the confluence of the [[Kizugawa]], [[Ujigawa]], and [[Katsuragawa]] rivers, to the south of [[Fushimi]]. The post-town was home to some 2800 people at its peak, and over 830 buildings, of which sixteen were ''[[hatago]]'' inns. There was no ''[[honjin]]''.
==History==
==History==
Yodo (at that time known as Yodo-tsu 与等津) served as a notable river port in the [[Heian period]], serving the imperial capital of [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]] prior to the development of the port of Fushimi and the associated [[Fushimi castle]]. In the [[Kamakura period]], it came to be a center of fishing and of the selling of salted fish; numerous ''[[toiya]]'' warehouses associated with the salted fish business popped up. Because of its location at the confluence of three rivers, this area was always a major hub of travel and trade.
Yodo (at that time known as Yodo-tsu 与等津) served as a notable river port in the [[Heian period]], serving the imperial capital of [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]] prior to the development of the port of Fushimi and the associated [[Fushimi castle]]. In the [[Kamakura period]], it came to be a center of fishing and of the selling of salted fish; numerous ''[[toiya]]'' warehouses associated with the salted fish business popped up. Because of its location at the confluence of three rivers, this area was always a major hub of travel and trade.
In the late 1580s, [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] built a castle now known as "old Yodo castle" (''ko-Yodo-jô'') which he then had demolished in [[1591]] following the death of his heir [[Toyotomi Tsurumatsu|Tsurumatsu]]. A new Yodo castle was built in [[1623]] to [[1625]] under the orders of [[Tokugawa Hidetada]]. Continuing its role as a center of trade and travel, the combined [[castle-town]]/post-town of Yodo became the base of some 500 "Yodo-bune" boats, the seat of the lord of [[Yodo han]], and home to some sixteen inns.
The town saw serious fighting in the [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]] in [[1868]]. In the modern period, a nearby pond was gradually drained by the Japanese government for land reclamation, with the project finally being completed in 1941; this is today the site of the Kyoto Racecourse (''Kyoto keibajô'').
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Fushimi-juku]]'''
|width="35%"|'''Stations of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]'''
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Hirakata-juku]]'''
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