35th Station: Goyu |
History |
When you enter the Goyu district, you will notice that the street still looks as it did in the old days. While working down the natural curvaceous street, you can enjoy seeing old plastered houses with styled lattice windows. It is said that this district was always busy with travelers coming from and going to Edo and that there used to be more than 100 inns in its heydays. Like Yoshida station and Akasaka station , there were many harlots. By the site of honjin, there is a temple called "tohrin-ji" where you can find the tombs for four harlots who commited suiside out of pessimism. It is said that the owner of the inn where these four girls worked felt pity and changed his career.
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Yoshida |
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Akasaka |
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Tokaido route |