Kinoshita Riverbank

…Located on the south bank of the Tone River, the city area spreads across the Shimousa Plateau. In the Middle Ages, Inzai Manor was located here, and in the early modern period, Kinoshita-gashi flourished as a key point for water transportation on the Tone River. Kinoshita-gashi was a relay station on the Choshi route, connecting it to Choshi by boat and to Edo by land. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kinoshita-gashi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…利根川南岸にあり，市域は下総台地上に広がる。中世はこの地に印西荘があり，近世には木下河岸が利根川水運の要衝として栄えた。木下河岸は銚子往還の中継所で，銚子とは船で連絡し，江戸とは陸路で結ばれた。…

※「木下河岸」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報