Okabe-juku
Sign in to savethumb|Okabe-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in [[The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō]] was the twenty-first of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in what is now the city of Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Between Okabe-juku and the preceding post station of Mariko-juku runs Route 1, which was part of the ancient trade route.
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- Japan
- Located in
- Fujieda
- Followed by
- Fujieda-juku
- Follows
- Mariko-juku
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- Okabe Juku (195193155).jpeg
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thumb|Okabe-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in [[The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō]] was the twenty-first of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in what is now the city of Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Between Okabe-juku and the preceding post station of Mariko-juku runs Route 1, which was part of the ancient trade route.
==History== Though most post stations along the Tōkaidō were built the first year the route was established; however, Okabe-juku was built one year later in 1602. It only had a population of 16 when it was first established and even by 1638], there were only 100 people in the town, making it a rather small post town; however, it was still able to flourish.
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