Sayajiro - Sayajiro

"Sayamichi" is also called "Saya-mawari". It was a side road on the Tokaido in the early modern period. It runs from Atsuta to Saya (Aisai City, Aichi Prefecture) via three post towns, Iwatsuka and Manba (both in Nagoya City) on the north shore of Ise Bay, and Kamori (Tsushima City, Aichi Prefecture), and from there it goes three ri down the Saya River, a tributary of the Kiso River, to Kuwana (Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture). The total distance is nine ri. Tokugawa Ieyasu also used it when he headed west for the Summer Siege of Osaka in April 1615 (Keicho 20), but it didn't become a regular highway until 1634 (Kan'ei 11). It was used by feudal lords, nobles, and commoners who disliked the seven-ri sea crossing between Atsuta and Kuwana, but the post station facilities were inferior to those on the main road. It was under the jurisdiction of the road magistrate. In 1868 (Meiji 1), Emperor Meiji used this road both for his trip to the east and back. In 1872, it was converted into a new road.

[Mitsumasa Yamamoto]

"Saya Road Inns and Villages General Register" (included in "Collection of Early Modern Transportation Materials 5", 1971, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)" ▽ "Saya Town History", 6 volumes (1976-92, Saya Town)"

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「さやみち」、佐屋廻(まわ)りともいう。近世の東海道の脇往還(わきおうかん)。熱田(あつた)から伊勢(いせ)湾の北岸の岩塚、万場(まんば)（以上名古屋市）、神守(かもり)（愛知県津島(つしま)市）の3宿を経て佐屋（同県愛西(あいさい)市）に至り、そこの港から木曽(きそ)川の支流佐屋川を3里下って桑名(くわな)（三重県桑名市）に達する。全行程9里。1615年（慶長20）4月、徳川家康が大坂夏の陣に西上のときにも通行したが、正規の街道となったのは1634年（寛永11）。熱田―桑名間の7里の渡海を嫌う大名・公家(くげ)や庶民に利用されたが、宿駅施設は本街道よりは劣っていた。道中奉行(ぶぎょう)の管轄。1868年（明治1）明治天皇の東幸にも往復ともこの道が利用された。1872年道換となる。

［山本光正］

『「佐屋路宿村大概帳」（『近世交通史料集　5』所収・1971・吉川弘文館）』▽『『佐屋町史』全6巻（1976～92・佐屋町）』

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