Kameyama-juku
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53 Stations of the Tokaido
The are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.-Stations of the Tōkaidō:...
of the Tōkaidō
Tokaido (road)
The ' was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name....
. It is located in the present-day city of Kameyama
Kameyama, Mie
is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 48,902 and the density of 256.15 persons per km². The total area is 190.91 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1954....
, in Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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History
During the Edo periodEdo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, Kameyama-juku served as both a post town
Shukuba
were post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called shukueki . These post stations were places where travelers could rest on their journey around the nation...
and a castle town
Castle town
A castle town is a settlement built adjacent to or surrounding a castle. Castle towns are common in Medieval Europe. Good example include small towns like Alnwick and Arundel, which are still dominated by their castles...
for Kameyama Castle
Kameyama Castle (Mie)
is a located in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1590 AD, by Okamoto Munenori, to replace the older Kameyama Castle, which had been built by Seki Sanetada in 1254.thumb|170px|Kameyama Castle- History :...
. There are many buildings still remaining of both the post and castle town today.
Neighboring Post Towns
Tōkaidō- Shōno-jukuShono-jukuwas the forty-fifth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan.-History:Shōno-juku established an archives museum in 1998 in one of the former honjin to share the story of the old post station. It contains information on...
- Kameyama-juku - Seki-jukuSeki-juku (Tokaido)was the forty-seventh of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Kameyama, in Mie Prefecture, Japan.-History:...