 Most viewed - Tokaido Seki-juku 関宿 |
Seki-juku is highly recommended for Tokaido stage town and architecture fans. Seki-juku manhole with a traveler design, Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.360 views
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The museum has this colorful Seki-juku manhole, Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. They even give you a manhole card.351 views
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Pillow251 views
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Ishigaki-ya inn. It's actually an inn where you can stay. ¥2,500/night.250 views
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This might be the maid's room.248 views
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Seki-juku post office (modern).246 views
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Tamaya inn rear view.241 views
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Ishigaki-ya240 views
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Jizo-in Temple's Jizo statue.236 views
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Beauty salon in a traditional building in Seki-juku.231 views
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Entering the Seki Townscape Museum.229 views
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Tamaya kitchen stove.227 views
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Fukuzoji Temple has Koman's grave. 小万の墓 福蔵寺227 views
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Aizu-ya inn in front of Jizo-in Temple. 会津屋227 views
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Lots of wooden lattice on the exterior, used to block rain and wind.226 views
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Jizo-in Temple's bell tower is also an Important Cultural Property.226 views
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About the Ito Honjin lodge.225 views
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About the Nakamachi Sanbancho float festival float. The Seki Hikiyama Festival is held on a weekend in late July.225 views
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Seki-juku's traditional townscape continues.221 views
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Ito Honjin lodge. Now an electronics shop. 伊藤本陣跡221 views
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Ceiling of the kura storehouse.219 views
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Seki-juku bulletin board (replica). 高札場219 views
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Jizo-in Temple, Main Hall is an Important Cultural Property. 地蔵院218 views
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Festival float storehouse or dashi-gura. One of four remaining today. Originally there were 16 floats. There's a window where you can see part of the Nakamachi Sanbancho float inside.216 views
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Old Tokaido Road in Seki-juku. Picturesque.215 views
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Small exhibition room on 2nd floor (or maybe attic).214 views
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Tamaya inn's front desk clerk.214 views
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Jizo-in Temple, Main Hall is an Important Cultural Property. 地蔵院214 views
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Ito Honjin lodge was Seki-juku's high-class lodge for VIP travelers like daimyo lords. 伊藤本陣跡213 views
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Kaiunro, former geisha house in Seki-juku. 開雲楼212 views
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Inside Jizo-in Temple, Main Hall.211 views
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Tamaya inn 210 views
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Abasuc.210 views
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Antique shop sign.210 views
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Seki-juku was the 47th station or lodging/post town on the old Tokaido Road. It well retains a traditional townscape with a good number of traditional Edo Period buildings including the Honjin and Waki Honjin. 210 viewsSeki-juku is preceded by Kameyama-juku and followed by Sakashita-juku. All three are in the present-day city of Kameyama. Hiroshige also created this woodblock print of Seki-juku in the 1830s. It depicts daimyo staff preparing to leave the Honjin lodge before dawn (notice the still dark sky). Unknown which Honjin it is. (Seki had two Honjin.)
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Tamaya inn Guest room206 views
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Inside the kura storehouse, exhibits of woodblock prints of the Tokaido Road.205 views
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From Seki Station, a short walk on this road to Seki-juku.203 views
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Road marker203 views
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Corridor202 views
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Traditional buildings that still remain in Seki-juku.202 views
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About Seki's festival floats.200 views
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Guest room on the 2nd floor of Tamaya, a high-class inn.200 views
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Hyakugo Bank, Seki Branch is a modern building designed in the traditional style. 百五銀行 関支店200 views
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Hyakugo Bank, Seki Branch 百五銀行 関支店199 views
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Tamaya inn's front desk.198 views
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Scale model of Seki-juku.197 views
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Kura storehouse197 views
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Welcome to Seki Townscape Museum. It explains about the town and why so many buildings have been preserved.196 views
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About the Kawa-kita Honjin lodge. 196 views
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Scale model of Seki-juku.196 views
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How Seki-juku started out. The town was named "Seki" in the early 18th century.196 views
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Jizo-in Temple, Main Hall196 views
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Charcoal heater.195 views
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Kitchen stove.195 views
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Entrance to Seki Machinami Shiryokan (Seki Townscape Museum). It looks narrow, but the building is quite long. 関まちなみ資料館194 views
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Stairway to 2nd floor.194 views
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Tamaya inn's front desk.194 views
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Old shop sign adds to the townscape's charm.194 views
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Tokaido Road marker.194 views
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JR Seki Station on the Kansai Line. JR関西本線 関駅194 views
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Ninja at JR Tsuge Station.194 views
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Tamaya inn is another major museum in Seki-juku. 旅籠玉屋歴史資料館193 views
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About the three types of inns in stage towns.193 views
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Top floor of the kura storehouse.193 views
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Seki-juku had 42 inns including two Honjin and two Waki-Honjin.192 views
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Tamaya courtyard.192 views
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Tamaya inn also has this storehouse for more exhibits centering on Hiroshige's woodblock prints of the Tokaido Road.192 views
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Exhibition room of photos of Seki-juku's skyline.191 views
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Indoor well.191 views
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Tsuruya inn. 鶴屋脇本陣跡191 views
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Hyaku-rokuri-tei191 views
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About Seki's float festival in English. This was posted on a nearby house.190 views
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Dining room on the 2nd floor of Tamaya inn.190 views
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About Oi house190 views
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Jizo-in Temple's Jizo statue.189 views
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You see a lot of wooden lattice on the exterior. Supposed to ward off wind and rain.188 views
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Tableware used by Tamaya when it was an inn.188 views
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Tamaya has many rooms with exhibits.187 views
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On left, Kaiunro 開雲楼, former geisha house in Seki-juku. On the right is another former geisha house, Shokakuro 松鶴楼. 187 views
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About the Seki-juku bulletin board used by officials to give official notices to people in Seki-juku. 高札場186 views
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Fukuzoji Temple 福蔵寺186 views
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Tanaka-ya coffee shop.185 views
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View from Chokantei. 眺関亭からの眺望183 views
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Tamaya inn adult admission ¥300. Must see. 旅籠玉屋歴史資料館182 views
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Hyaku-rokuri-tei has a building with a view of Seki-juku. 百六里庭181 views
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View from Chokantei, looking toward Jizo-in Temple. 眺関亭からの眺望181 views
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Sake flasks and delivery box.181 views
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Guest room on the 2nd floor of Tamaya inn.181 views
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JR Seki Station building has a traditional design. It also houses a tourist information office and exhibition space. From Nagoya, it's about 179 views
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Old bicycle from the late 19th century (Meiji Period). Still a rare luxury item in those days. Bicycles became widely used in Japan from the 1930s. This bicycle was donated by a local resident in Seki. 179 views
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Oi house179 views
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More latticed walls in Seki-juku.179 views
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Dining room on the 2nd floor of Tamaya inn.178 views
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Gochisoba plaza used for greeting VIPs arriving Seki-juku. 御馳走場177 views
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Tamaya tokonoma alcove.176 views
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Tamaya entrance hall.175 views
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Kitchen stove.174 views
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Old koto and skis in Ishigaki-ya.174 views
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Mie and Shiga sections of the Tokaido Road.174 views
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Fukuzoji Temple gate. 福蔵寺174 views
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Seki-juku stretches for about 1.8 km. The whole town is small enough to walk through. 173 viewsA few buildings are open to the public as museums. Seki-juku is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区). Short walk from JR Seki Station on the JR Kansai Main Line.
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Old map of Seki-juku.173 views
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Adult admission ¥300, open 9 am to 4:30 pm.172 views
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JR Tsuge Station connects to the JR Kusatsu Line.172 views
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Grandfather's clock.171 views
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View from Chokantei. 眺関亭からの眺望171 views
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Another small exhibition room.170 views
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Inns in front of Jizo-in Temple.170 views
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Money box, probably a safe.169 views
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Tamaya kitchen stove.168 views
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Room on 2nd floor.167 views
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Old coins and dishes/pottery.166 views
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Stairway also serve as storage space.164 views
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Tokonoma alcove.164 views
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Tamaya inn is another major museum in Seki-juku. 旅籠玉屋歴史資料館164 views
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Seki Machinami Shiryokan (Seki Townscape Museum) is a local history/culture museum. 関まちなみ資料館163 views
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Jizo-in Temple anchors one end of Seki-juku. It belongs to the Shingon Buddhist Sect, Omuro School. 地蔵院163 views
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Tamaya kitchen161 views
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Tamaya kitchen stove.159 views
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Way to Seki-juku.157 views
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Kitchen roof was high to dilute the smoke.156 views
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