Kakegawa-juku
{{short description|Twenty-sixth of the 53 stations of the Tōkaidō in Japan}}
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{{nihongo|Kakegawa-juku|掛川宿|Kakegawa-juku}} was the twenty-sixth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in what is now the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
History
Kakegawa-juku was originally the castle town of Kakegawa Castle. It was famous because Yamauchi Kazutoyo rebuilt the area and lived there himself.
It also served as a post station along a salt road that ran through Shinano Province between the modern-day cities of Makinohara and Hamamatsu.
The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831–1834 depicts travelers crossing a trestle-bridge. An old couple is struggling against a strong wind, followed by a boy making a mocking gesture; another boy is watching a kite up in the air. In the background, peasants are planting rice and in the distance, Mount Akiba is shown in the mists.
Neighboring post towns
;Tōkaidō
:Nissaka-shuku - Kakegawa-juku - Fukuroi-juku
Further reading
- Carey, Patrick. Rediscovering the Old Tokaido:In the Footsteps of Hiroshige. Global Books UK (2000). {{ISBN|1-901903-10-9}}
- Chiba, Reiko. Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry. Tuttle. (1982) {{ISBN|0-8048-0246-7}}
- Taganau, Jilly. The Tokaido Road: Travelling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan. RoutledgeCurzon (2004). {{ISBN|0-415-31091-1}}
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