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Japanese: 今切渡 - いまぎれのわたし

A ferry dock built on the southern part of Lake Hamana between Maisaka-juku (present-day Hamamatsu City) and Arai-juku (Kosai City) on the Tokaido. A bridge was built over the Hamana River, which flows from Lake Hamana into the Enshu Nada Sea, but it collapsed due to an earthquake and tsunami during the Sengoku period. In the Edo period, a ferry dock was established between Maisaka and Arai, and the residents of Arai-juku operated boats under the supervision of officials at Arai Barrier. The ferry organization was based on the "Juniza," a tradition dating back to the Imagawa clan era in the Middle Ages, and 120 boats were operated by 360 boatmen divided into 12 groups. During times of heavy traffic, a yosebune system was applied, and boats were donated from surrounding villages. A bridge was built in 1881, and the dock disappeared.
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Japanese:

東海道舞坂(まいさか)宿（現浜松市）と新居(あらい)宿（湖西市）の間，浜名(はまな)湖南部に架けられた渡船場。浜名湖から遠州灘に注ぐ浜名川には橋が架けられていたが，戦国期の地震・津波により決壊した。江戸時代，舞坂・新居間には渡し場が設けられ，新居関の役人の管轄下，新居宿の住人が船を運航した。渡し船の組織は中世の今川氏時代以来の伝統を有する〈十二座〉を基幹とし，船120艘を360人の船頭が12組に分かれて運営した。大通行時には寄せ船制度が適用され，周辺村々から船が供出された。1881年に架橋され，消滅。
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