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Itabashi-shuku (or Itabashi-juku) was the first post town on the Nakasendo Road from Nihonbashi to Kyoto. It was where travelers lodged and arranged travel logistics. Today, Itabashi-juku is totally modern, basically a shopping and residential area.Ukiyoe print of Itabashi-juku by Eisen.
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But I was able to find a few remnants of the old post town or at least stone markers. Itabashi-juku had three sections, Hirao-shuku, Naka-shuku, and Kami-shuku. Naka-shuku was in the middle and the busiest part of the town.
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There is also Itabashi Bridge after which Itabashi Ward takes its name. You can walk along Itabashi-juku from Shin-Itabashi Station to Itabashi-Honcho Station on the Mita subway line.
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I walked from Shin-Itabashi Station to this entrance to Itabashi-shuku on the right. In the middle, they used to have the old Itabashi Police Station until 1933.
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Entrance to Itabashi-shuku. Itabashi-shuku had one Honjin lodge for VIPs, three Waki-honjin, and 54 other lodges.
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About Itabashi-shuku.
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Today, Itabashi-shuku is a hodgepodge of shops, restaurants, and condominiums.
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Roadside map showing places of interest. Temples are the main remnants still remaining from the old days.
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Entrance to Kanmyoji temple.
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Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔
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Koshin-to stone monument at Kanmyoji temple in Itabashi-shuku, Tokyo 庚申塔
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About the Koshin-to stone monument 庚申塔
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Another gate at Kanmyoji temple.
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Kanmyoji temple social hall
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Kanmyoji temple main hall
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About Kanmyoji
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Shrine at Kanmyoji temple
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And this one, I Photoshopped for the 2nd anniversary of the Tohoku triple disasters.
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