Rokugo-to - Rokugo no I

Japanese: 六郷渡 - ろくごうのわたし

A ferry on the Tokaido road connecting Hachimanzuka Village, Ebara County, Musashi Province (present-day Ota Ward, Tokyo) and Kawasaki-juku (present-day Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture). In 1600, a wooden bridge was built over the Rokugo River at the mouth of the Tama River as part of the construction of the Tokaido road, but it was washed away in 1688, and a ferry dock was established here. In 1709, the shogunate gave permission to Kawasaki-juku, which had previously applied to operate a ferry to help rebuild the inn, to operate the ferry, and issued a notice of 3,500 ryo for reconstruction funds, as well as the ferry regulations and fare. The fare was set at 10 mon per person, 15 mon per load of luggage, and 12 mon for passenger luggage. As of 1812, the ferry dock had eight horse-drawn boats and six pedestrian boats on standby, and when traffic was heavy, hired boats were arranged from nearby areas. The ferry service was suspended with the completion of Sanai Bridge in 1874 and Rokugo Bridge in 1884, and was completely abandoned in 1925.

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Japanese:

武蔵国荏原(えばら)郡八幡塚(はちまんづか)村（現東京都大田区）と川崎宿（現神奈川県川崎市）を結ぶ東海道の渡し。1600年，東海道の整備に伴い多摩川河口の六郷川に木橋が架けられたが，1688年に流失し渡船場が置かれた。1709年幕府はかねて宿復興のため渡船の請け負いを申請していた川崎宿に運営を許可し，復興資金3500両と渡船御掟と船賃銭定の高札を出した。船賃は１人10文，荷物１駄15文，乗掛(のっかけ)荷物12文と定められた。渡船場には1812年当時，馬船８艘，歩行船６艘が常備され，交通量の多い場合には近郷から雇船が仕立てられた。1874年左内(さない)橋，1884年の六郷橋竣工により渡船は休止，1925年完全に廃された。

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