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1/22/2020

Mino Kaido Minoji Highway

The route was named after Mino Province, which makes up the southern portion of the modern-day Gifu Prefecture.

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The Minoji (美濃路, Mino Road) was a 60 km (37 mi) highway in Japan during the Edo period. It was a secondary route, ranked below the Edo Five Routes in importance, and connected Miya-juku on the Tōkaidō with Tarui-juku on the Nakasendō.
The road received much use before and after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Fukushima Masanori, the leader of the eastern armies, traveled the Minoji from Okoshi (modern-day Ichinomiya) to Mino Province for the battle. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the victor of the battle, traveled the route afterwards to a hero's welcome.
It was also referred to as the Kichirei Kaidō (吉例街道 Kitsurei Kaido (きつれいかいどう).
Royal embassies to Tokugawa Japan from Korea traveled along the route ten times. Their general itinerary was they stayed the night in Ōgaki-juku, then rested at either Sunomata-juku or Okoshi-juku, before spending the following night in Nagoya-juku.
Official travelers from the Ryukyu Islands also traveled along the Minoji. Though initially just traveling along the Tōkaidō, they began traveling along the Minoji in 1714.
- - - More in the WIKIPEDIA !

- Postal stations along the Minoji
Including the starting and ending points, there were only nine post stations on the Minoji.

Aichi Prefecture
1. Miya-juku (宮宿) (Atsuta-ku, Nagoya) (also part of the Tōkaidō)
2. Nagoya-juku (名古屋宿) (Naka-ku, Nagoya)
3. Kiyosu-juku (清須宿) (Kiyosu)
4. Inaba-juku (稲葉宿) (Inazawa)
5. Hagiwara-juku (萩原宿) (Ichinomiya)
6. Okoshi-juku (起宿) (Ichinomiya)

Gifu Prefecture
7. Sunomata-juku (墨俣宿) (Ogaki)
8. Ōgaki-juku (大垣宿) (Ōgaki)
9. Tarui-juku (垂井宿) (Tarui, Fuwa District) (also part of the Nakasendō)

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Another name for this highway was
Kichirei Kaidō 吉例街道 Kitsurei Kaido (きつれいかいどう)
Kitsurei Kaido Highway, "auspicious road"
since it was used by the Shogun and the embassies from Korea.

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Tarui-juku 垂井宿
Hiroshige
Tarui-juku was divided into three parts: western, middle and eastern. Its honjin was located in the middle section. The post town itself served as a major transportation hub for western Mino Province, as it was one end point for the Minoji, which connected the Nakasendō with the Tōkaidō at Miya-juku. It also sat on the banks of the Ai River.
source : wikipedia

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. Tokaido 53 Stations 東海道五十三次 .

. Nakasendo　中山道 .

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Kiyosu-juku 清須宿 Kiyosujuku

source and photos : network2010.org

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Inaba-juku 稲葉宿 Inabajuku

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Hagiwara-juku 萩原宿 Hagiwarajuku

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Okoshi-juku 起宿 Okoshijuku

source : city.ichinomiya.aichi.jp/rekimin...

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Sunomata-juku 墨俣宿 Sunomatajuku

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Ōgaki-juku 大垣宿 Ogakijuku

. 松尾芭蕉 Matsuo Basho in Ogaki .

At the Ogaki Town Museum for the End of the Trip

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Mino Province (美濃国, Mino no kuni),
one of the old provinces of Japan, encompassed the southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture.
It was sometimes called Nōshū (濃州). Mino Province bordered Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano Provinces.
Although the ancient provincial capital was near Tarui, the main castle town was at Gifu, the home of Inabayama Castle.
In 713,
the road crossing through Mino and Shinano provinces was widened to accommodate increasing numbers of travelers.
Mino Province served an important military and political role as the path to Kyoto as well as to Tokaido.
During the Kamakura and Muromachi Period,
Mino Province was governed by the 土岐　Toki clan and later in Azuchi period controlled by Oda Nobunaga. His heirs continued to control it after Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi took power.
The Battle of Sekigahara took place at the western edge of Mino, near the mountains between the Chūbu Region and the Kinki Region.
..... Mino and Owari provinces were separated by the Sakai River, which means "border river." .....
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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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多治見市 Tajimi city

. ryuu ga ike, ryuu-ga-ike 竜が池 / 竜ヶ池 "Dragon Pond" .
At the foot of 高社山 Mount Koshasan (1,351 m) at 小泉村 Koizumi village there is Ryugaike 龍ヶ池 a dragon pond.
Once upon a time, a dragon lived there and there was always enough water for the farmers. Even during a drought when people went to this pond it would rain.

On top of the mountain is a boulder named 天狗岩 Tengu-Iwa.
In olden times, the mountain bandits lived there.
At the foot of the mountain is a boulder named 戸棚岩 Todana-Iwa.
In olden times, the mountain bandits lived there.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -

美濃国可児郡小泉村の伝説
木全圓寿 Kimata Enju

- reference from Mie -

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1/20/2020

Boso Okan Kaido Highway

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- Otaki Okan, see below
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Boso Okan 房総往還 / Boso Kaido 房総街道
Connecting 館山 Tateyama with 浜野 Hamano in Chiba.
Boso peninsula is part of Chiba.

- Postal stations along the road

浜野宿 Hamano (now in Chiba city)
八幡宿 Yawata
五井宿 Goi
姉ヶ崎宿 Anegasaki
奈良輪宿 Narawa
木更津宿 Kisarazu
貝渕宿 Kaifuchi
中野宿 Nakano
佐貫宿 Sanuki
湊宿 Minato
竹岡宿 Takeoka
金谷宿 Kanaya
勝山宿 Katsuyama
市部宿 Ichibu
那古宿 Nago - 那古観音 Nago Kannon
北条宿 Hojo
館山宿 Tateyama

Since the road stretches over a long range, there are various local names for it:
上総道 Kazusa michi
木更津道 Kisarazu michi
房州道 Boshu michi
鎌倉道 Kamakura michi

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房総の街道繁盛記

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. Nagodera 那古寺 Nago Kannon Temple .

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Otaki Okan 大多喜往還 / Otaki Kaido 大多喜街道
Ōtaki is a town in the center of Boso peninsula, Chiba.

- Postal stations along the road

馬加宿 Makuwari (Chiba city)
検見川宿 Kemigawa
寒川宿 Samugawa
蘇我野宿 Sogano
浜野宿 Hamano
潤井戸宿 Uruido
長柄山宿 Nagarayama
長南宿 Chonan
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大多喜宿 Otaki
松野宿 Matsuno
小湊宿 Kominato
天津宿 Amatsu

長南町 Chonan town 棒坂 Bosaka slope

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Chiba castle
Chiba Tsuneshige built a large scale castle around this site in the 1100's. His descendents ruled over the area from this castle until the 1400's.
In 1455, 馬加康胤　Makuwari Yasutane, a relative of the Chiba, attacked the castle and defeated the Chiba.
Makuwari took the name of Chiba and built a new castle (Motosakura Castle) in nearby Sakura abandoning Chiba Castle.
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Ōtaki (大多喜町, Ōtaki-machi)
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The town is known for its association with Edo period
general Honda Tadakatsu, and its prominent castle.
Ōtaki was settled in prehistoric times, as evidenced by the Jōmon period remains in Oikawa. In the Asuka period the Ōtaki region became part of Kazusa Province at the western end of the Tōkaidō region, which was formed as a result of the Taika Reform of 654. In the Sengoku period Ōtaki was established as a castle town, which successively controlled by different regional clans, most notably the Takeda clan and the Toki clan. The Ōtaki region ultimately came under the control of the powerful Awa Province-based Satomi clan in 1544.
In 1590 Tokugawa Ieyasu took control of all of Kazusa Province. Ieyasu granted Ōtaki to his famed general Honda Tadakatsu,
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Kururi Castle (久留里城, Kururi-jō)
is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
At the end of the Edo period, Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan, daimyō of Kururi Domain. The castle was also known as Rain Castle (雨城, U-jō), after a legend that it rained twenty-one times during its construction, or, on average, once every three days.
..... In 1872, by orders of the Meiji government, the surviving structures of Kururi Castle were destroyed. The area, containing remnants of moats, earthen works and a well, became a park in 1955. The current donjon was reconstructed in 1979 to boost local tourism......
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. Chiba Kaido 千葉街道 Chiba Highway .

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source : sites.fas.harvard.edu...

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The Bōsō Peninsula (房総半島, Bōsō-hantō)
is a peninsula that encompasses the entirety of Chiba Prefecture on Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean.
The peninsula gets its name and kanji from the former provinces that were located there:
Awa (安房), Kazusa (上総) and Shimōsa (下総).
The Japan Meteorological Agency refers to the west and east coasts of the peninsula as Uchibō (内房) and Sotobō (外房) respectively.
- source : wikipedia -

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南房総市の昔話 Tales from Minami-Boso city

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

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印旛郡 Inba district

. itatchi 鼬 weasel .
If one sees a weasel cross the road in the morning, it will bring bad luck.
Work done this day will not be god.

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
03 千葉　勝山
05 木更津
10 千葉　館山
39 房総 (01)

房総地方の動物に関する俗信 Tales about animals in the Boso area
斉藤源三郎 Saito Genzaburo

- source : himuka.blue.coocan.jp/michi/bousou...

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1/18/2020

Koya Kaido pilgrim roads

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Koya Kaido 高野街道 pilgrim roads

. Mount Koya San in Wakayama 高野山　和歌山県 .
- Introduction
Koyasan is a sacred mountain monastery of the Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism, founded by

. Kukai Kobo Daishi 空海、弘法大師 .

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Various routes are leading to Mount Koyasan. They start either in Kyoto or in Osaka.
Most came together at 河内長野 Kawachi Nagano in Osaka and made the way to the mountain from there.
Another starting point was 橋本市 Hashimoto city in Wakayama.

They were popular pilgrim roads since the Heian period when Kukai founded the monastery.

- - - - - Coming from Kawachi Nagano were
東高野街道 Higashi Koya Kaido
中高野街道 Naka Koya Kaido
下高野街道 Shimo Koya Kaido
西高野街道 Nishi Koya Kaido

- - - - - Coming from Hashimoto were
町石道 Choishi michi
京大坂道 Kyo-Osaka michi
勅使坂 Chokushi saka - 三谷坂（ミタニザカ）Mitanizaka slope
黒河道 Kuroko michi

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Wakayama Kaido 和歌山街道 Wakayama Highway
Connecting 松阪 Matsuzaka and Wakayama city.
Almost straight from East to West past the Kii Peninsula.

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東高野街道 Higashi Koya Kaido
山城国八幡（京都府八幡市）－洞ヶ峠－河内国田口村（大阪府枚方市）－郡津村（交野市）－中野村（四條畷市）－豊浦村（東大阪市）－楽音寺村（八尾市）－安堂村（柏原市）－国府村（藤井寺市）－誉田村（羽曳野市）－富田林村（富田林市）－長野村（河内長野市）[西高野街道と合流]

中高野街道 Naka Koya Kaido
摂津国平野郷町（大阪市平野区）－西喜連村（平野区）－河内国三宅村（松原市）－黒山村（堺市美原区）－狭山新宿（大阪狭山市）－市村（河内長野市）[西高野街道と合流]

下高野街道 Shimo Koya Kaido
摂津国天王寺村（大阪市天王寺区）－[庚申街道と合流]－田辺村（東住吉区）－河内国高木村（松原市）－小寺村（堺市美原区）－岩室村（大阪狭山市）[西高野街道と合流]

西高野街道 Nishi Koya Kaido
和泉国堺（堺市堺区）－中筋村（堺区）－[竹内街道と重複]－舳松村（堺区）－河内国関茶屋新田（堺市東区）－和泉国福田村（堺市中区）－河内国岩室村（大阪狭山市）－[下高野街道と合流]－茱萸木新田（大阪狭山市）－市村（河内長野市）－[中高野街道と合流]－長野村（河内長野市）[東高野街道と合流]

長野から橋本 from Nagano to Hashimoto
河内国長野村（河内長野市）－烏帽子形城－三日市村（河内長野市）－天見村（河内長野市）－紀見峠－紀伊国橋本（和歌山県橋本市）

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- Detailed introduction to the hiking courses -
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Koya nanakuchi kaido 高野七口街道 seven entries to Mount Koyasan

高野山町石道（チョウイシミチ）Choichi michi
九度山駅～上古沢駅・上古沢駅～壇上伽藍・壇上伽藍～御廟
紀伊国橋本（和歌山県橋本市）－明神ヶ田和－わらん谷の赤石－市平橋（九度山町）－市平春日社の大カツラ－旧久保小学校－黒河峠－高野山奥之院（高野町）
also called
麻生津道（おうづみち）Ouzu michi
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黒河道（クロコミチ）Kuroko michi 　
橋本駅～高野幹部交番、橋本駅～黒河口女人堂跡

高野街道京大坂道（キョウオオサカミチ）Kyo-Osaka michi
学文路駅～不動坂口女人堂　Fudozaka-guchi Nyonindo
世界遺産高野参詣道不動坂は、高野街道京大坂道のルートマップ上のいろは坂を起点とするルート（地図上では「不動坂ルート」と表記）となります。
紀伊国橋本（和歌山県橋本市）－河根村（九度山町）－不動坂－高野山女人堂（高野町）

熊野古道小辺路（クマノコドウコヘチ）Kohechi
水ヶ峰～三浦口～柳本橋（十津川温泉）・十津川温泉～熊野本宮大社1・十津川温泉～熊野本宮大社2

大峰道（オオミネミチ）Omine michi

有田・龍神道（アリダ・リュウジンミチ）Arida Ryujin michi
はなぞの温泉「花圃の里」～大門・龍神口

相ノ浦道（アイノウラミチ）Ainoura michi

三谷坂（ミタニザカ）Mitanizaka slope / 勅使坂 Chokushisaka slope
妙寺駅～丹生都比売神社
紀伊国橋本（和歌山県橋本市）－三谷村（かつらぎ町）－笠松峠－笠木峠－高野山大門（高野町）

女人道（ニョニンミチ）Nyonin michi - road for women　

Fudoozaka route 不動坂ルート route via the Fudo Slope
高野街道京大坂道（キョウオオサカミチ）Kyo-Osaka michi
Starting at 紀伊国橋本 Hashimoto Wakayama. Passing 河根村 Kane village Kudoyama town
along the Fudozaka to the 高野山女人堂 Nyonindo Hall for Women.

. Azabu Fudozaka no Ichigan Fudo 麻布不動坂の一願不動 .

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はじめての『高野七口と参詣道』入門 Introduction to the seven entries
高野七口再生保存会監修
- reference and many photos : kouyananakuchi.jp... -

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1/16/2020

Nakahara Kaido Highway

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Nakahara Kaido 中原街道 Nakahara Highway
From 平塚 Hiratsuka 御殿 Goten to Edo 江戸;　Marunouchi 丸の内.
Crossing the river Tamagawa at 丸子 Maruko.
Connecting the former provinces of 武蔵国 Musashi and 相模国 Sagami.
Back to the 東海道 Tokaido at Nakahara/Hiratsuka.
This route was shorter than the Tokaido from Hiratsuka to Edo.

- - - - - Other names are
Edo Kando 江戸間道 side road to Edo
Kosugi michi 小杉道 road to Kosugi town
Koyashi Kaido こやし街道 - carrying manure out of Edo and coming back the same day
Sarucho Kaido 猿町街道 - leading to the Sarucho district in Edo
Soshu Kaido 相州街道 / 相州道 Soshu Highway, 相模街道 Sagami Highway
o-su kaido お酢街道 vinegar highway - see below

This road has been used by Tokugawa Ieyasu on his way to Edo.
The final route of the Tokaido was planned later.
In the town of Nakahara was an official residence, 中原御殿 Nakahara Goten and this road became a waki kaido 脇街道 side-road.
小杉 Kosugi and 下川井 Shimo-Kawai also had official residences, used by the Shoguns when traveling along the Tokaido or takagari 鷹狩 going hunting with hawks.

Many normal travelers, pilgrims and tradesmen used this road to avoid the Tokaido, which was always used by officials on Sankin Kotai tours to Edo.
. Tokaido 53 stations 東海道五十三次 .

Since this was a side-road, there were no special lodgings along it.
Sakuradamon 桜田門
Gotanda 五反田　
Mita 三田
Togoshi 戸越
Magome 馬込
Maruko no watashi 丸子の渡し Tamagawa 多摩川 river crossing at Maruko
Kosugi 小杉
Odanaka 小田中
Nogawa 野川
Saedo 佐江戸
Seya 瀬谷
Yoda 用田
Nakayama 中山
. Sakuragaoka 桜ヶ丘 .
Samukawa 寒川
Nakahara Goten 中野御殿

. kinu no michi 絹の道 Silk Road / Hachioji to Yokohama .
is branching off from this road.

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o-su kaido お酢街道 / 御酢街道 vinegar highway
The road was used to transport vinegar made in 平塚 Hiratsuka to 江戸城 Edo castle.

お酢が通った道の名は…？
Tokugawa Ieyasu liked the vinegar from Hiratsuka very much . . .
- reference source : osuken.jp/osuhakase... -

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- reference with many photos -

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Nakahara is now a ward of Kawasaki city.
Primarily a commuter suburb, Nakahara-ku has popular green spaces by the Tama River, including parks, a fishing pond, and cherry blossom picnic spots near Nikaryo dike. Spectators take in soccer and track events at Todoroki Stadium and basketball at Todoroki Arena. Exhibits at Kawasaki City Museum trace the city’s growth from ancient times to present day. Noodle bars and izakayas surround Musashi-Nakahara Station.
- source : city.kawasaki.jp/en... -

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1/14/2020

Hagi Okan Highway

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Hagi ookan 萩往還 Hagi Okan Road
Yamaguchi Kaido 山口街道 Yamaguchi Highway
Connecting Hagi city at the Sea of Japan and 三田尻　Mitajiri (now 長府 Chofu) on the Inland Sea, via Yamaguchi city.

The 毛利氏 Mori clan lived in Hagi and used the 萩往還 Hagi Okan for Sankin Kotai to Edo.
It was built in 1607 and is about 53 km long. It is about 4 m wide and mostly paved with stone.
It was also used by traders.

Many names of the old postal stations have changed in the Meiji period.
徳山 Tokuyama became part of 周南 Shunan.
小郡 Ogori became part of 山口 Yamaguchi city.
府中 Fuchu became 長門府中 Nagato Fuchu, shortened to 長府 Chofu

introducing four routes
- reference source : hagi-okan.yamaguchi-city... -

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There are still many parts with stone pavement and mile markers along the road.

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ichirizuka 一里塚 mile mound

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Hagi castle 萩城 (CG version)

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Hagi city (萩市, Hagi-shi)
- History
In the medieval period, Hagi was dominated by the Yoshimi clan, who built Hagi Castle, the ruins of which can be visited today. The Mōri clan became daimyōs of Chōshū Domain at the beginning of the Edo period and built Hagi Castle at the foot of Mt. Shizuki in 1608. They transferred the capital of the domain from Hiroshima to Hagi at the same time. Since then, Hagi developed as the political center of Chōshū for over 250 years.
When the Meiji Restoration came about in the 1860s,
as the result of efforts by samurai from Chōshū and a number of other domains, this small city gained great historical significance. Many Japanese statesmen and Prime Ministers were born and brought up in this city.
On March 6, 2005, Hagi absorbed the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi (all from Abu District) to create the new, expanded city of Hagi.
..... Hagi Pottery (Hagiyaki)
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Yamaguchi town 山口市

. Oouchi Daruma 大内だるま Ouchi Daruma
and more Ouchi Lacquer ware 大内人形 Ouchi ningyoo

. More Folk Art from Yamaguchi .

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The two towns of Suo and Nagato in Yamaguchi prefecture were connected in the South to the 山陽道 Sanyodo and in the North to the 山陰道 Sanindo.
Hōfu 防府市 Hofu City - "the capital (国府) of Suō Province (周防国)".
Founded in 1936.

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Suō Province (周防国, Suō no kuni)
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was sometimes called Bōshū (防州). Suō bordered on Aki, Iwami, and Nagato Provinces.
The ancient provincial capital was in Hōfu. Suō was ruled for much of the Muromachi period by the Ōuchi clan, who built a castle at Yamaguchi. In the Sengoku period it was conquered by the Mōri clan, and was ruled remotely by them for much of the Edo period.
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Kuga District (玖珂郡)
Kumage District (熊毛郡)
Ōshima District (大島郡)
Saba District (佐波郡)
Tsuno District (都濃郡)
Yoshiki District (吉敷郡)
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Nagato Province (長門国, Nagato no kuni),
often called Chōshū (長州), was a province of Japan. It was at the extreme western end of Honshū, in the area that is today Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1] Nagato bordered on Iwami and Suō Provinces.
Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Hagi was the seat of the Chōshū han (fief or domain) during the Edo period. Nagato was ruled by the Mōri clan before and after the Battle of Sekigahara.
In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suō were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi Prefecture. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Nagato is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom.
Historically, the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Chōshū province, as Itō Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Kido Kōin were from there. Other natives famous for their role in the restoration include Yoshida Shōin, Takasugi Shinsaku, and Kusaka Genzui among others.
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Abu District (阿武郡)
Asa District (厚狭郡)
Mine District (美祢郡)
Mishima District (見島郡)
Ōtsu District (大津郡)
Toyoura District (豊浦郡)
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Hagi Okan Matsuri 萩往還工芸まつり Art Festival

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Hagi was the center of political activity during the Bakumatsu period, causing the change to the Meiji government.
bakumatsu shishi 幕末志士 born in Hagi :

Yoshida Shōin 吉田松陰 Yoshida Shoin (1830 - 1859)

- Kido Takayoshi 木戸孝允 (1833 - 1877) -

- Takasugi Shinsaku 高杉晋作 (1839 - 1867) -

- Kusaka Genzui 久坂玄瑞 (1840 - 1864) -

- Itō Hirobumi 伊藤博文 Ito Hirobumi (1841 – 1909) -

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1/12/2020

Hida Nomugi Buri Kaido highways

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Hida Kaido 飛騨街道 and Nomugi Kaido 野麦街道

The part from Toyama to Hida-Takayama is called Hida Kaido.
The part from Takayama via the Nomugi pass to Matsumoto is called Nomugi Kaido.

Used to transport buri 鰤 yellowtail fish to Takayama (Gifu) and Matsumoto (Nagano).

. buri 鰤 (ぶり) yellowtail .
Yellowtail is used for the New Year soup (zooni) in Western Japan.

鰤街道―その歴史と文化 Buri Kaido - History and Culture
市川健夫北林吉弘菅田一衛

ーーーーー not to mix with
. shio no michi 塩の道 the salt roads of Japan .
The main "Salt Road" was used for transportation of salt from Toyama at the Nihonkai 日本海 Sea of Japan to 松本 Matsumoto in Nagano.
Also known as
Chikuni Kaido (Chikoku Kaido) 千国街道　or　Matsumoto Kaido 松本街道

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Hida Kaido 飛騨街道 Hida Highway

From 富山県富山市 Toyama city to 岐阜県高山市 Takayama city in Gifu - two roads

- Passing 猪谷 Inotani and along the gorge of the river 宮川 Miyagawa past the 宮川盆地　Miyagawa plain to Takayama.
This part is also called 越中西街道 Etchu Nishi Kaido - Western Road.

- Passing the gorge of the river 高原川 Takaharagawa, crossing the 古川盆地 Furukawa plain to Takayama.
This part is also called 越中東街道 Etchu Higashi Kaido - Eastern Road.

source : 飛騨ぶりのみち

Yellowtail transported from the sea of Toyama to Takayama was called Etchu buri 越中ブリ and
in Matsumoto it was called Hida buri 飛騨ブリ.
Hidaburi no michi 飛騨ぶりのみち road to Hida for the yellowtail

. buri 鰤 (ぶり) yellowtail .
Yellowtail is used for the New Year soup (zooni) in Western Japan.

buri kaido 鰤街道 yellowtail road

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Present-day national highway nr. 41.
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鰤のきた道 Buri ga kita michi - the road where Buri was transported
越中・飛騨・信州へと続く街道
松本市立博物館 (著, 編集)

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Hida Seseragi Kaido 飛騨せせらぎ街道 Autumn Colour Road

Autumn Colors Along the Seseragi Kaido
Beginning in late October, stunning autumn colors abound in and around Gujo Hachiman, and are easily seen along national highway 472 between Gujo Hachiman and Hida Takayama. Along the way are many waterfalls and hiking trails, and of course delicious restaurants where you can stop and enjoy a nice meal or a light snack.
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Also called
飛騨美濃せせらぎ街道 Hida Mino Seseragi Kaido
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Gifu Meiho,Gujo-shi.Kiyomi-cho,Takayama-shi
Broadleaf trees such as a Japanese oak, beech, and the Japanese larch along the highway are dyed gold. Especially, the route from around Meiho Highland to Kiyomi-cho, Takayama City is a splendid place abundant in untouched nature.
Due to altitude difference, the best time of the to view autumn in full bloom varies according to the place and the climate of the year.
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Nomugi Kaido 野麦街道 Nomugi Highway
Kaido to transport yellow tail (see above) and

Hida jokoo no kayoi-michi 飛騨女工の通い道
road used by the female workers of the Hida region.
The road was used in modern times by women who had to go to work in the silk factories
in 岡谷 Okaya and 諏訪 Suwa in Nagano.

From 信州松本 Matsumoto via the Nomugi Toge 野麦峠 Nomugi pass to 岐阜高山 Gifu Takayama.
An important road to connect Eastern and Western Japan.
nomugi is local word for kumazasa クマザサ / 熊笹 Kumasasa reed grass.

野麦峠 Nomugi Pass

野麦街道を行く Walking the Nomugi Kaido
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小鳥小屋飛騨街道も一目なり

松本たかし Matsumoto Takashi

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1/10/2020

Tokyo Olympics 2020

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Tokyo Olympics 2020

Manga artist Hirohiko Araki’s
“The Sky above The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa”
is a dynamic scene of Paralympians in motion. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s woodblock print masterpiece “The Great Wave,”
Araki said he “imagined the gods of sports descending on Japan from a sky filled with clouds resembling turbulent waves.”
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. Hokusai, the Great Wave and the Tsunami 2011 / 北斎　津波 .

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Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 コロナウイルス corona virus they will be postponed.
. coronavirus spreading　コロナウイルス .

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The 2020 Summer Olympics (2020年夏季オリンピック, Nisen Nijū-nen Kaki Orinpikku),
officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Japanese: 第三十二回オリンピック競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Sanjūni-kai Orinpikku Kyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Tokyo 2020 or the Recovery Olympics, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 22 July.
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