Gōdo-juku

Coordinates: 35°24′29.0″N 136°42′00.0″E / 35.408056°N 136.700000°E / 35.408056; 136.700000
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Gōdo-juku

河渡宿
Gifu, Gifu Prefecture (former Mino Province)
Japan
Coordinates35°24′29.0″N 136°42′00.0″E / 35.408056°N 136.700000°E / 35.408056; 136.700000
Elevation126 meters
Line(s)Nakasendō
Distance418.7 km from Edo
Location
Gōdo-juku is located in Gifu Prefecture
Gōdo-juku
Gōdo-juku
Location within Gifu Prefecture

Gōdo-juku (河渡宿, Gōdo-juku) was the fifty-fourth of the

History

Gōdo-juku was located on the far bank of the

daimyō on sankin-kōtai to-and-from the Shogun's court in Edo
were required to cross by boat.

Per the 1843 "中山道宿村大概帳" (Nakasendō Shukuson Taigaichō) guidebook issued by the Inspector of Highways (道中奉行, Dōchu-būgyō), the post station was one of the smallest on the highway and had a population of 272 people in 64 houses, including one honjin, and 24 hatago, mostly used by travellers who missed the last ferry. It was located 418.7 kilometers from Edo.

Gōdo-juku was completely leveled in the Bombing of Gifu in World War II, and no structures of the former post station have survived. A small Kannon-do shrine has been reconstructed near the former ferry landing.

Gōdo-juku in The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō

Nagara River Cormorant Fishing Boat" (岐阻路ノ駅 河渡 長柄川鵜飼船 Gifu no Michi no Eki: Gōdo, Nagaragawa Ukaibune). As the name implies, the scene depicted is that of Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River, which is still a popular tourist attraction in Gifu. The post station itself is not depicted.[4]

Gōdo-juku Festival

On the last Sunday of October, the Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Committee organizes a Gōdo-juku Festival,[5] with the support of other sponsors. The festival offers hands-on experiences and teaches about the Edo period post station.[6]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō
Kanō-juku - Gōdo-juku - Mieji-juku

Notes

  1. ^ Gifu City Walking Map. Gifu Lively City Public Corporation, 2007.
  2. ^ "中山道_河渡宿". Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved January 27, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Gōdo-juku
  4. ^ Artifact Challenge Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Gifu City Museum of History. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  5. ^ Outline of Gifu City 2007. Gifu City Hall, April 2007.
  6. ^ 6th Annual Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Festival flyer. Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Committee. 2007.

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