The was a
route
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built during the
Edo period
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in
Japan
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. It started in
Himeji
260px, Himeji City Hall
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km². The total area of the city is ...
,
Harima Province
or Banshū (播州) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji.
During the ...
(modern-day
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...
), and stretched to
Tottori,
Inaba Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Inaba bordered on Harima, Hōki, Mimasaka, and Tajima Provinces.
The ancient capital, and the castle town, were at Tott ...
(modern-day
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the least populous prefecture of Japan at 570,569 (2016) and has a geographic area of . Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hirosh ...
). There were eleven
post stations along the route connecting to two cities.
The historical route is now traced by National Routes
2,
29,
179 and
373, as well as Hyōgo's Prefectural Route 724.
Post stations
There are 11 post stations along the Inaba Kaidō. They are listed below with they corresponding modern-day municipality listed in
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.
Hyōgo Prefecture
:Starting Location: Himeji (Himeji)
:1. Shikisai-shuku (飾西宿) (Himeji)
:2. Hashisaki-shuku (觜崎宿) (
Tatsuno)
:3. Senbon-shuku (千本宿) (Tatsuno)
:4. Mikazuki-shuku (三日月宿) (
Sayō,
Sayō District)
:5. Hirafuku-shuku (平福宿) (Sayō, Sayō District)
Okayama Prefecture
:6. Ōhara-shuku (大原宿) (
Mimasaka)
:7. Sakane-shuku (坂根宿) (Mimasaka)
Tottori Prefecture
:8. Komagaeri-shuku (駒帰宿) (
Chizu
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,
Yazu District)
:9. Chizu-shuku (智頭宿) (Chizu, Yazu District)
:10. Mochigase-shuku (用瀬宿) (Tottori)
:11. Kawara-shuku (河原宿) (Tottori)
:Ending Location: Tottori (Tottori)
See also
*
Kaidō
were roads in Japan dating from the Edo period. They played important roles in transportation like the Appian Way of ancient Roman roads. Major examples include the Edo Five Routes, all of which started at Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Minor exam ...
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Road transport in Japan
Edo period
Historic Sites of Japan