was the first station on the
Ōsaka Kaidō (or fifty-fourth of the
fifty-seven stations of the
Tōkaidō). It is located in
Fushimi-ku in the present-day city of
Kyoto,
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
History
Fushimi-juku was founded in 1619. It was a successful post station because it also shared the area with the
castle town surrounding
Fushimi Castle
, also known as or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto.
Fushimi Castle was constructed from 1592 to 1594 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the end of the Sengoku period as his retirement residence. Fushimi Castle ...
, as well as
Fushimi Port on the
Yodo River.
Neighboring Post Towns
;Ōsaka Kaidō (extended Tōkaidō)
:
Ōtsu-juku – Fushimi-juku –
Yodo-juku
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Stations of the Tōkaidō
History of Kyoto Prefecture