Numazu-juku
Sign in to savethumb|right|Numazu-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in the Hoeido edition of [[The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1831-1834)]] was the twelfth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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- Japan
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- Numazu
- Followed by
- Hara-juku
- Follows
- Mishima-shuku
- Image
- Numazu (5765899882).jpg
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- Numazu-juku
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- ぬまづじゅく
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thumb|right|Numazu-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in the Hoeido edition of [[The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1831-1834)]] was the twelfth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in the present-day city of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
==History== Numazu was the easternmost post station within Suruga Province, and was the castle town of the daimyō of Numazu Domain. During its peak in the Edo period, Numazu-juku had over 1,200 buildings, including three honjin, one sub-honjin, and 55 hatago. Modern Numazu city has a local history museum displaying the history of the area.
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