Fujikawa

Japanese: 藤川 - ふじかわ
Fujikawa

A district of Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. Former Fujikawa Town. Fujikawa-juku was a post town on the old Tokaido road, established in 1601 (Keicho 6) by moving part of Yamanaka Village. It is about 6 km from Okazaki-juku. According to records from 1843 (Tenpo 14), together with the Ichiba Village of Kajuku, there were 36 inns, 48 ​​teahouses, and 30 women's restaurants, as well as a main inn and a side inn. The Fujikawa-juku Museum was built at the site of the side inn. A Basho haiku monument and rows of pine trees remain. National Route 1 runs through the area, and Fujikawa Station on the Nagoya Railroad Main Line is located here.

[Gohei Ito]

[Reference item] | Okazaki (city)
Utagawa Hiroshige, "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: Fujikawa with a Stick Nose"
Hoeido edition, around 1835 (Tenpo 6), National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa, "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: The Battle of Fujikawa..."


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

愛知県岡崎市の一地区。旧藤川町。藤川宿は旧東海道の宿場町で、1601年(慶長6)山中村の一部を移してつくった。岡崎宿まで約6キロメートル。1843年(天保14)の記録では加宿の市場村とあわせて旅籠(はたご)36、茶店48、飯盛(めしもり)女30とあり、本陣、脇(わき)本陣もあった。脇本陣跡には藤川宿資料館がつくられている。芭蕉(ばしょう)句碑、松並木などを残している。国道1号が通じ、名古屋鉄道本線藤川駅がある。

[伊藤郷平]

[参照項目] | 岡崎(市)
歌川広重『東海道五拾三次之内 藤川 棒鼻ノ図』
保永堂版 1835年(天保6)ころ国立国会図書館所蔵">

歌川広重『東海道五拾三次之内 藤川 棒…


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