Okitsu-shuku

…In 1601 (Keicho 6), Okitsu was designated as a post station on the Tokaido road, and developed as a post town thereafter. Okitsu was made up of Honjuku and Nakajuku-cho, and the Koshu Okan (Minobu Kaido) branched off from Nakajuku-cho along the Okitsu River to the north, passing through Shishibara-juku at Suruga-Kobe and Minobu, leading to Kofu, making it a key transportation hub. According to the Tokaido Shukumura Daigaichou, the area of ​​the post stations was over 10 cho, the population was 1,668, there were 316 houses, 2 honjin, 2 wakihonjin, and 34 inns. …

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…1601年(慶長6)東海道の宿駅に指定され，以後宿場町として発展。興津宿は本宿と中宿町から成り，中宿町から興津川沿いに北へ甲州往還(身延街道)が分岐，駿甲境の宍原宿をへて身延より甲府へ通じ，交通の要衝であった。〈東海道宿村大概帳〉によれば，宿並10町余，人別1668，家数316，本陣2，脇本陣2，旅籠屋34である。…

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