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Kawasaki-juku 川崎宿
| Tōkaidō (東海道) | Station 2 of 53 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto |
|---|---|
| Present-day location | Kawasaki-ku, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (Kanto region) |
| Distance from Nihonbashi | About 17.7 km (by the historical station tables) |
| Next station | Kanagawa-juku — about 9.8 km on |
| Coordinates | 35.53556° N, 139.70778° E |
Kawasaki-juku (川崎宿, Kawasaki-shuku) was the second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in Kawasaki-ku in the present-day city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
History
Kawasaki-juku was established as a post station in 1623, by the local magistrate Koizumi Yoshikatsu. It was the last post station to be built along the Tōkaidō. It was located near Heiken-ji, a famous Buddhist temple, so it was often used by travelers coming to pray.
The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hōeidō edition) from 1831–1834 depicts travelers in a ferry-boat crossing the Tama River, and passengers waiting on the further bank. Mount Fuji is depicted in the far distance.
Neighboring post towns
- Tōkaidō
- Shinagawa-juku - Kawasaki-juku - Kanagawa-juku
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Kawasaki-juku by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Station facts cross-checked with the road station lists (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).
