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Mieji-juku was the 55th lodging town on the old Nakasendo Road connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto through an inland route.31 viewsIt is in a rural area with hardly any local people to guide tourists. Only a few tourist map signboards like this one indicate the major sights.
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Mieji-juku is near Mieji Station on the Tarumi Line that starts here at JR Ogaki Station (Tokaido Line). From Ogaki to Mieji Station, it takes only 12 min. However, trains are infrequent. Once an hour or less.26 views
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Mieji became an official shukuba town on the Nakasendo in 1637. It was named after Mieji Temple that worshipped an eleven-face Kannon statue. 25 views
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Map of Mieji-juku sights.16 views
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Mie Shrine prayer hall. 美江神社14 views
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Check the train schedule for your train back to Ogaki (left column) from Mieji Station on the Tarumi Line.12 views
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Intersection with a street map board.11 views
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Sign indicating the heart of Mieji-juku.11 views
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Site of a local school. There's also the site of Mieji Castle nearby, but it is inaccessible (private property it seems).11 views
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Mieji Station platform on the Tarumi Line.10 views
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This is where the original Kosatsu official bulletin board was located outside Mie Shrine. A replica is within the shrine grounds.10 views
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Also at Mie Shrine is this replica of Mieji-juku's Kosatsu official bulletin board. 高札10 views
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Replica of Mieji-juku's Kosatsu official bulletin board. 高札10 views
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Site of Mieji-juku's Honjin (VIP lodging). 10 views
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This is the spot depicted by Hiroshige's woodblock print of Mieji-juku. Saikawa River.10 views
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Bust stop at Mieji Station. Buses very infrequent.10 views
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Mieji Station on the Tarumi Line (Tarumi Railway). Unmanned station. 樽見鉄道樽見線 美江寺駅9 views
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Mieji Station platform on the Tarumi Line.9 views
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Next to Mie Shrine is Mieji Kanzeon-do Hall. 観世音堂9 views
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About Mieji-juku in Japanese.9 views
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AboutMieji-juku's Kosatsu official bulletin board. 高札9 views
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Turn right here.9 views
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Back to Mieji Station.9 views
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Old Nakasendo Road in Mieji-juku. It's a very quiet place to walk around. Hardly any people. No shops, no local museums. But a few homes were selling persimmons on their front yard.8 views
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Entrance to Mie Shrine and Mieji Kannon Temple at the corner of the road. 美江神社8 views
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Mieji-juku info board in front of Mie Shrine.8 views
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Map of Mieji-juku.8 views
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Mie Shrine grounds.8 views
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Akiba Shrine8 views
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Turn the corner here.8 views
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Fancy stone lantern next to Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku.8 views
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Mizuho is a major producer of Fuyu-gaki persimmons. 8 views
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The first major sight in Mieji-juku is Mie Shrine and Mieji Kannon Temple. 美江神社7 views
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Inside Mie Shrine prayer hall. 美江神社7 views
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Looks like a rest place for travelers. Not a bus stop.7 views
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Walk further to see the small Kannon-do Hall.7 views
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From Mieji Station, walk this way south.6 views
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Akiba Shrine is also here. 秋葉神社6 views
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Site of Mieji-juku's Honjin (VIP lodging). The building no longer exists. This was Mieji-juku's highest elevation at only 10 meters. 本陣跡6 views
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Stone marker showing the way to Ogaki and Akasaka-juku.6 views
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Thousand-Arm Kannon inside the Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂6 views
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Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂6 views
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At Mieji Station, train back to Ogaki. These rural train lines are struggling financially, so support them by riding their trains.6 views
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Mie Shrine also has this Mieji-juku stone monument.5 views
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In Mieji-juku, a roadside Thousand-Arm Kanzeon-do Hall. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂5 views
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Next to Kanzeon-do Hall is Saikawa River depicted in Hiroshige's woodblock print. 犀川5 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print for Mieji-juku showing Saikawa River and two farmers giving directions to a priest. It was a low-lying area near three rivers and prone to flooding. 犀川5 views
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