 Last additions - Ishibe-juku 石部宿 |
JR Ishibe Station platform.Jan 01, 2023
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New JR Ishibe Station, Kusatsu Line. New station under construction in late 2022.Jan 01, 2023
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Ishibe-juku (51st post town on the Tokaido) from his "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series. A tea house is depicted.Apr 24, 2011
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Church houseDec 08, 2005
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Tokaido History Museum includes an accurate model of Ishibe-juku's palatial Kojima Honjin.Dec 08, 2005
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Ishibe High School. Rare to see a Japanese high school whose name is shown in English.Dec 08, 2005
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Church houseDec 08, 2005
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Ishibe Town logoDec 08, 2005
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Tea houseDec 08, 2005
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Tokaido History Museum is adjacent to Shukuba no Sato. It explains the 53 stage towns of the Tokaido Road between Edo and Kyoto. 東海道歴史資料館Dec 08, 2005
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Old fire truckDec 08, 2005
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Tea houseDec 08, 2005
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Rice warehouseDec 08, 2005
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Inn kitchenDec 08, 2005
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Rice warehouseDec 08, 2005
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Guest name plates in the innDec 08, 2005
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Merchant's houseDec 08, 2005
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Inn (hatago) 旅籠Dec 08, 2005
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InnDec 08, 2005
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Old farming implements (for irrigation)Dec 08, 2005
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Farmer's houseDec 08, 2005
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Traditional farmer's houseDec 08, 2005
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Merchant's house 商家Dec 08, 2005
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Traditional farmer's houseDec 08, 2005
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Gate 関所Dec 08, 2005
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Traditional farmer's houseDec 08, 2005
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Traditional farmer's house 農家Dec 08, 2005
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Dec 08, 2005
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Entrance to Shukuba no Sato, outdoor museum of stage town buildings 宿場の里 MAPDec 08, 2005
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About Shukuba no Sato. Interesting outdoor museum of Edo-Period buildings accurately reconstructed as was found in Ishibe-juku. You can find a farmer's house, merchant's house, inn, tea house, and warehouse. The inside is also quite authentic.Dec 08, 2005
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Entrance to Ameyama Cultural Sports Park, a low hill with various sports and cultural facilities and hiking trails.Dec 08, 2005
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Ishibe was usually the first overnight stop for travelers going from Kyoto to Edo (Tokyo). The Honjin is no longer in existence, and only a normal house sits on the site.Dec 08, 2005
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Site of Kojima Honjin and Emperor Meiji marker. The Kojima Honjin was Ishibe-juku's best accommodation suited for feudal lords and emperors.Dec 08, 2005
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Woodblock print of Ishibe-jukuDec 08, 2005
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Dec 08, 2005
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Inside reconstructed tea houseDec 08, 2005
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Gate in front of Ishibe StationDec 08, 2005
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Dengaku Chaya tea house reconstructed in 2003 based on Hiroshige's ukiyoe print of Ishibe. A rest place for tourists. Walkable from Ishibe Station. 田楽茶屋The original tea house as seen in Hiroshige's print was located some distance away (nearer to Ritto) from the location of this reconstructed tea house. Dec 08, 2005
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In front of JR Ishibe Station. There are many bicycle garages for out-of-town students who commute from the station to their high school in Ishibe.Dec 08, 2005
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Ishibe-juku was the 51st stage/post or shukuba lodging town on the Tokaido Road where even Emperor Meiji once stayed (with an entourage of over 3,000). View from JR Ishibe Station. Ishibe in Konan city is rural, yet it has a few major industries operating.Dec 08, 2005
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JR Ishibe Station before renovations.Dec 08, 2005
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JR Ishibe StationDec 08, 2005
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