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Okoshi-juku

Coordinates: 35°18′22″N 136°44′12″E / 35.30611°N 136.73667°E / 35.30611; 136.73667
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Okoshi-juku (起宿, Okoshi-juku) was the sixth of nine post stations along the Minoji.[1] It is located in the present-day city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Established on edge of the Kiso River, the post station was also on the border of Mino and Owari provinces.

History

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When the Joseon missions were traveling through Okoshi-juku, 270 boats were used to create a pontoon bridge 800 m (2,625 ft) meters long.

The ruins of the post station's honjin can still be seen. The honjin's eleventh manager, Katō Isotari (加藤磯足), was a student of the famed scholar Motoori Norinaga.

Neighboring post towns

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Minoji
Hagiwara-juku - Okoshi-juku - Sunomata-juku

References

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  1. ^ "Historic Site of Okoshi Juku Waki Honjin | Spots". [Official] Ichinomiya City's Official Tourism Website Ichinomiya NAVI (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-12.

35°18′22″N 136°44′12″E / 35.30611°N 136.73667°E / 35.30611; 136.73667