was the third of the
fifty-three stations of the
Tōkaidō. It was located in
Kanagawa-ku
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 230,401 and a density of 9,650 persons per km2. The total area was 23.88 km2.
Geography
Kanagawa is locate ...
in the present-day city of
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
,
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
,
Japan
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. It was close to
Kanagawa Port
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
. Many of its historical artifacts were destroyed by the
Great Kantō earthquake
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and bombings during
World War II
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. City of Yokohama. Accessed October 18, 2007.
History
Kanagawa-juku was established parallel to Kanagawa Port and it flourished as part of the route that goods traveled on the way to
Sagami Province
was a province of Japan located in what is today the central and western Kanagawa Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Kanagawa''" at . Sagami Province bordered the provinces of Izu, Musashi, and Suruga. It had access to the Paci ...
. Though the area had officially been designated as the place for the port to be opened, it was actually opened on the opposite shore in what is now
Naka-ku, Yokohama.
After the country was opened to
international trade
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In most countries, such trade represents a significant ...
, the center of commerce was moved to the opposite shore as well. In 1889, the town of Kanagawa was established, and it eventually merged into Yokohama in 1901.
Neighboring post towns
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:
Kawasaki-juku
was the second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Kawasaki-ku in the present-day city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
History
Kawasaki-juku was established as a post station in 1623, by the local magist ...
- Kanagawa-juku -
Hodogaya-juku
was the fourth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Hodogaya-ku in the present-day city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Occasionally, it is also written as .
History
Hodogaya-juku was established in 1601, an ...
References
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Stations of the Tōkaidō
Stations of the Tōkaidō in Kanagawa Prefecture