 Last additions - Kashiwabara-juku 柏原宿 |
Rice field in autumn.Feb 24, 2022
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Mt. Ryosen in the distance.Feb 24, 2022
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Rice fields in autumn.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara-juku Ichirizuka distance marker.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker or milestone used by travelers to gauge how far they have traveled. This is a reconstruction in the approximate location.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker or milestone used by travelers to gauge how far they have traveled. Feb 24, 2022
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Signboard for Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin. Says that Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi once stayed here.Sep 19, 2016
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Priest of Jobodai-in temple who conducted tours inside the temple during the open house.Apr 14, 2014
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Jobodai-in temple in its heyday around 1665, it had 64 affiliate temples (末寺) and 109 priests. Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieysau even donated land to the temple.Apr 14, 2014
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Steps to Jobodai-in temple's main hall in Kashiwabara-juku, Maibara, Shiga.Apr 14, 2014
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Temple treasure tour is held in autumn in Maibara.Apr 14, 2014
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Apr 14, 2014
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Gate to Jobodai-in temple during open house when we could tour inside the temple.Apr 14, 2014
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Gate to Jobodai-in temple founded by Saicho in 815. It later became a betsuin temple of Enryakuji temple. 成菩提院Apr 14, 2014
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Former Kashiwabara BankApr 14, 2014
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Former Kashiwabara BankApr 14, 2014
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Former Kashiwabara Bank after being renovated. It is now a daytime elderly care center.Apr 14, 2014
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Yaito udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Yaito is moxa. The red dot (red ginger) is the burning flame.Apr 14, 2014
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Yaito udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum. The light green pile is tororo-kombu (seaweed shavings) shaped like moxa, topped with a red dot (ginger) as the burning flame.Apr 14, 2014
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Hotaru (firefly) udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Firefly made of eggplant with the light from an egg slice.Apr 14, 2014
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Yaito Matsuri signApr 14, 2014
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Site of Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin lodge. Decorated for Yaito Matsuri. The original Honjin building became a primary school during the Meiji Period until it was moved to Tarui, Gifu to become the Nangu Shrine priest's residence.Apr 14, 2014
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Site of Kashiwabara-juku's Waki-Honjin lodge. Now a post office and ordinary private home. Decorated for Yaito Matsuri.Apr 14, 2014
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Imasu-juku next to Kashiwabara-juku shows the border between Imasu and Kashiwabara. There is an inn on the Imasu side (left, called Ryogokuya Inn) and Kashiwabara side (called Kameya Inn).Apr 23, 2011
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Inside Kashiwabara-juku's former Honjin in Tarui, Gifu.Apr 20, 2011
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Inside Kashiwabara-juku's former Honjin in Tarui, Gifu.Apr 20, 2011
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Inside Kashiwabara-juku's former Honjin in Tarui, Gifu. On the left is the Jodan-no-Ma where the daimyo lord stayed.Apr 20, 2011
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The Honjin was where VIPs such as daimyo lodged.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin in Tarui, Gifu. During the Meiji Period while still in Kashiwabara, the former Honjin was used as a primary school before it was moved to Tarui.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin in Tarui, Gifu. The former Honjin served as the Nangu Shrine priest's residence.Apr 20, 2011
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Hiking path to Mt. Ryosen. Best not to hike alone.Apr 20, 2011
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In Tarui in Gifu, the building which served as Kashiwabara's Honjin still exists.Apr 20, 2011
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Basho haiku monumentApr 20, 2011
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Entrance to Takekurabe Castle on a mountain. 長比Apr 20, 2011
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Nemonogatari-no-Sato (Bedtime Story Town) momument. 寝物語の里Apr 20, 2011
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Shiga sideApr 20, 2011
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Prefectural boundary between Gifu (Imasu) and Shiga (Kashiwabara) is this narrow groove. The cross-border bedtime chatter in the old days gave this place the name Nemonogatari-no-Sato.Apr 20, 2011
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Gifu side.Apr 20, 2011
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Nemonogatari-no-Sato is where the prefectural boundary between Gifu (Imasu) and Shiga is located. The inns are no longer here, but guests at both inns used to talk to each other across the border before sleeping.Apr 20, 2011
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Large stone marker pointing the way to Kashiwabara and a neighboring village.Apr 20, 2011
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Cross the train tracks here on the east end of Kashiwabara.Apr 20, 2011
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East end of Kashiwabara-juku.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku stone marker.Apr 20, 2011
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Terutehime-kasa Jizo is the smaller statue on the right. 照手姫笠地蔵Apr 20, 2011
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Terutehime-kasa Jizo 照手姫笠地蔵Apr 20, 2011
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Terutehime-kasa JizoApr 20, 2011
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About Shirashozu. This might be the spring where Yamato Takeru healed himself after being poisoned by the evil god on Mt. Ibuki. 白清水Apr 20, 2011
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Shirashozu. Note that this water has not been certified for safe drinking. 白清水Apr 20, 2011
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Water spring called Shirashozu. 白清水Apr 20, 2011
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Jobodai-in templeApr 20, 2011
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Jobodai-in temple's Bell towerApr 20, 2011
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Jobodai-in temple's Hondo main hall. This temple served as lodging for the likes of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Azai Nagamasa, and Kobayakawa Hideaki. 成菩提院Apr 20, 2011
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Jobodai-in temple belongs to the Tendai Buddhist Sect. It was founded in 815 by priest Saicho who built a shack here to lodge while on his way to eastern Japan. The temple's resident priests include many famous ones like Tenkai Daisojo.Apr 20, 2011
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Cross the train tracks to visit another temple.Apr 20, 2011
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Other Kyogoku Clan graves.Apr 20, 2011
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The most famous is Kyogoku Takatsugi. This is his grave.Apr 20, 2011
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Tokugen-in is also famous for the graves of the Kyogoku Clan.Apr 20, 2011
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Tokugen-in's garden. Admission 300 yen.Apr 20, 2011
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Inside Tokugen-in's main hall. Apr 20, 2011
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Tokugen-in main hall. 清滝 徳源院Apr 20, 2011
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Tokugen-in's other cherry tree.Apr 20, 2011
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Tokugen-in is famous for two beautiful cherry blossoms trees. This one is a weeping cherry tree.Apr 20, 2011
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple used to be Kashiwabara Castle. 清滝 徳源院Apr 20, 2011
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Way to Tokugen-in temple in Kiyotaki during cherry blossom season in April.Apr 20, 2011
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Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave 北畠具行卿墓Apr 20, 2011
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Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave. Kitabatake Tomoyuki (1290-1332) was a high-ranking Imperial Court official during the late Kamakura Period. National Historic Site 北畠具行卿墓Apr 20, 2011
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Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave 北畠具行卿墓 Apr 20, 2011
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Path to Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo GraveApr 20, 2011
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Way to Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo GraveApr 20, 2011
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Path to Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo GraveApr 20, 2011
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Kiyotaki in the background.Apr 20, 2011
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Way to Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave 北畠具行卿墓Apr 20, 2011
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Haiku poem by Basho Matsuo about Mt. Ibuki.Apr 20, 2011
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Cherry blossoms next to Kashiwabara Junior High School sports ground.Apr 20, 2011
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Mt. Ibuki as famed haiku poet Basho must have seen it.Apr 20, 2011
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Cherry blossoms and Amanogawa River famous for fireflies in June.Apr 20, 2011
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DirectionsApr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku sign.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku stone marker.Apr 20, 2011
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West end of Kashiwabara-juku in spring.Apr 20, 2011
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West end of Kashiwabara-juku where there was a West Guard Gate.Apr 20, 2011
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About the West Guard Gate.Apr 20, 2011
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About Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara has been converting its buildings into a traditional look.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara Bank opened in 1901 by local merchants. There were other branches nearby such as Omi-Nagaoka and Imasu. The bank merged with Shiga Bank and closed in 1943.Apr 20, 2011
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Former Kashiwabara Bank being renovated.Apr 20, 2011
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Map of Kashiwabara-jukuApr 20, 2011
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Road markerApr 20, 2011
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Road markerApr 20, 2011
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Road markers are commonly found at intersections to tell travelers which way to go.Apr 20, 2011
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About Ochaya Goten. 御茶屋御殿跡Apr 20, 2011
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Ochaya Goten well.Apr 20, 2011
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Sign and stone marker indicating the site of the Ochaya Goten in Kashiwabara-juku.Apr 20, 2011
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All that remains of Ochaya Goten is this well.Apr 20, 2011
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Site of Ochaya Goten, a small palace built for shoguns to rest during the early Edo Period. Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hidetada, and Iemitsu all stayed here. 御茶屋御殿跡Apr 20, 2011
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Toward the west end of Kashiwabara is this site called Ochaya Goten, a small palace built for shoguns to rest. 御茶屋御殿跡Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara has one long main street called Nakasendo.Apr 20, 2011
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Free moxa cautery treatments at Ibuki-do during Yaito Matsuri, Kashiwabara-juku. You can hardly feel anything. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店Apr 20, 2011
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During the Yaito Matsuri, the Ibuki-do has an open house and sells their moxa. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店Apr 20, 2011
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Moxa made by Ibuki-do in Kashiwabara. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店Apr 20, 2011
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Kami-shibai (picture card) story-telling.Apr 20, 2011
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Main venue of Yaito Matsuri next to Ibuki-do, the moxa shop.Apr 20, 2011
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Yaito Matsuri stage entertainment by local kindergarteners.Apr 20, 2011
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All-girl rock band at Yaito Matsuri.Apr 20, 2011
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Yaito Matsuri at Kashiwabara-juku, Maibara.Apr 20, 2011
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Yaito Matsuri also features rickshaw rides.Apr 20, 2011
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Stage entertainment at Yaito Matsuri at night.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara holds a summer festival on a weekend in late July called Yaito Matsuri. "Yaito" means mogusa or moxa cautery. 柏原宿やいとまつりApr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku History Museum also preserves this former Japanese-style home built in 1917.Apr 20, 2011
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Fukusuke statues at Kashiwabara-juku History Museum (2nd floor). Fukusuke (福助) is based on an actual person who was a shop clerk at the Kameya moxa shop. He had a large head and big ears and was honest, friendly, and a hard workerApr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku History Museum has more exhibits in the detached kura storehouse.Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku layout in the old days. Kashiwabara-juku was Shiga's longest post town (shukuba-machi) extending to about 1.4 km. 柏原宿歴史館Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in a beautiful Japanese-style home with a garden and kura storehouse. Besides exhibits of local history, there is a restaurant and gift shop. 柏原宿歴史館Apr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku History Museum's mini theater shows a short movie about Kashiwabara-juku's history. The museum was a private residence built in 1917. The local government bought it and made this museum.Apr 20, 2011
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History and old map of Kashiwabara.Apr 20, 2011
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Former site of Kashiwabara's village hall. Now a medical clinic seen in the rear. The traditional-looking building on the left is a public toilet.Apr 20, 2011
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Site of a sake brewer.Apr 20, 2011
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Yaito-juku faces Ibuki-do.Apr 20, 2011
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Ibuki-do on the right. Fukusuke (福助) is based on an actual person who was a shop clerk at the Kameya moxa shop. He had a large head and big ears and was honest, friendly, and a hard worker.Apr 20, 2011
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Ibuki-do on the left. The current Fukusuke statue is the second one made by the 6th-generation shop owner Shichibei. The original statue was hand-carved on the order of 2nd-generation shop owner. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店Apr 20, 2011
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Approaching Ibuki-do on the left. A side entrance on the left opens to a private garden as seen in Hiroshige's print. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店Apr 20, 2011
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This is the shop depicted in Hiroshige's print. Called Ibuki-do. It is the last surviving maker of moxa cautery in Kashiwabara. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店Apr 20, 2011
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Hiroshige's Kashiwabara woodblock print in his Kisokaido series. It depicts Kameya, a shop selling mugwort from Mt. Ibuki used for moxa. Notice the Fukusuke statue on the right inside the shop.Apr 20, 2011
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Stone lantern where the bulletin board was. Kashiwabara-juku was most famous for mogusa (moxa cautery) picked from Mt. Ibuki.Apr 20, 2011
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Site of Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin, now a private home. Many of the homes have signs indicating where the typical shukuba buildings were. MAPApr 20, 2011
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Kashiwabara-juku is the sixtieth station or post town (shukuba) of the sixty-nine stations on the Nakasendo Road. It is the first Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Imasu-juku in Gifu), and one of ten Nakasendo stations in Shiga.Apr 20, 2011
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Signs pointing the way to sights in Kashiwabara.Apr 20, 2011
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JR Kashiwabara Station on the Tokaido Line and Mt. Ibuki. Kashiwabara is about 15 min. from Maibara Station.Apr 20, 2011
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Tourist map in front of Kashiwabara Station. Most sights are within walking distance.Apr 20, 2011
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