Mieji-juku

Mieji-juku (美江寺宿, Mieji-juku) was the fifty-fifth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Mizuho, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. This post town received its name from Mie-ji, a temple which was located in Mizuho during the Edo period. Saitō Dōsan, during his reign of power, moved the entire temple to the present-day city of Gifu[1][2][3].

Hiroshige's print of Mieji-juku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Stone marker where Mieji-juku was located

Surrounding Area

The Goroku River, which ran alongside Mieji-juku, received its name from the post town. "Goroku" (五六) means "56." (Mieji-juku was the 56th stop along the Nakasendō if Nihonbashi is included.)

Neighboring Post Towns
Nakasendō
Gōdo-juku - Mieji-juku - Akasaka-juku
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References
  1. Gifu City Walking Map. Gifu Lively City Public Corporation, 2007.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2020-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Mieji-juku

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