36th Station: Akasaka |
History |
Soon after you pass the Goyu district, you will get into the Akasaka district. You might want to stop by "Ohashi-ya", an old inn which was established in the Edo period and still continues to do business. It is said that Ohashi-ya was the model of the inn in the picture. Like Akasaka station and Yoshida, many harlots worked for inns in this districts. Here is one old song "goyu ya akasaka yoshida ga nakuba, nan no yoshimi de edo gayoi" (Who in the word would want to go to Edo unless the Goyu, Akasaka, and Yoshida stations did not exist?)
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Goyu |
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Fujikawa |
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Tokaido route |