Numazu

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Numazu (沼津市, Numazu-shi) is a Japanese city in Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2000.

History

Numazu — ukiyo-e woodblock print by Hiroshige, circa 1830s
Hara — ukiyo-e woodblock print by Hiroshige, circa 1830s

In the Edo period, Numazu-juku and Hara-juku was the 12th and 13th of 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto. Both Tōkaidō rest stops are within the boundaries of modern Numazu.

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.

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