Kakegawa Post Town

Japanese: 掛川宿 - かけがわじゅく
Kakegawa Post Town

...Population: 76,839 (1995). Located at a key point on the Tokaido road, the city has had the post towns of Kakegawa and Nitusaka in the city area since ancient times. The central city of Kakegawa was also a castle town, and commerce flourished, with kudzu cloth being produced as a specialty product.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kakegawa-juku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口7万6839(1995)。東海道の要所にあり,市域には古くから掛川宿,日坂(につさか)宿が置かれた。中心市街の掛川は城下町でもあり,商業が栄え,特産品として葛布(かつぶ∥くずふ)が生産された。…

※「掛川宿」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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