was the fourth station on the Ōsaka Kaidō (or fifty-seventh of the fifty-seven stations of the Tōkaidō). It is located in the present-day city of

Moriguchi is a Cities of Japan, city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 142,655 in 73353 households and a population density of 11,000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Moriguchi border ...

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

, Japan. It spread through the modern Honmachi, Tatsuda-dōri and Hama-machi.

History

Moriguchi was always an important traveling center, but it was not until 1616, that it was officially established as a post town. According to a guide published in the latter part of the

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, it had one ''

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'', in addition to 27 other inns. Located approximately from Hirakata-juku and from

Kōraibashi is a bridge located in Chūō-ku in the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It crosses over the Higashi Yokobori River and shares its name with the surrounding area. Naming The area received the name of " Kōrai" during the Asuka or Nara pe ...

, horses were not necessary for this part of the journey and people generally traveled by foot. Originally, there was not any ferry service along the

Yodo River The , also called the Seta River (瀬田川 ''Seta-gawa'') and the Uji River (宇治川 ''Uji-gawa'') at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshu, Japan. The source of the river is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefectur ...

, which ran along the path, but development of the ferry service further helped the post town flourish. Today, there are some remains of the former post town. They can be found on the left bank of the Yodo River.

Neighboring post towns

;Ōsaka Kaidō (extended Tōkaidō) : Hirakata-juku – Moriguchi-juku –

''(ending location)''

References

{{reflist Stations of the Tōkaidō History of Osaka Prefecture Geography of Osaka Prefecture