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Ota-juku was the 51st shukuba lodging town on the old Nakasendo Road linking Tokyo (Edo) and Kyoto. The old Nakasendo Road and some remnants of the shukuba still remain. Ota-juku is adjacent to Kiso River and one of the 17 Nakasendo lodging towns in Gifu Prefecture. This Hiroshige woodblock print of Ota-juku shows the Kiso River crossing to Ota-juku, one of the most difficult segments of the Nakasendo.Apr 17, 2020
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JR Mino-Ota Station platform.Apr 17, 2020
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JR Mino-Ota StationApr 17, 2020
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JR Mino-Ota Station platform.Apr 17, 2020
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Poster inside JR Mino-Ota Station.Apr 17, 2020
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Inside JR Mino-Ota Station.Apr 17, 2020
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JR Mino-Ota Station on the Takayama Main Line. The closest station to Ota-juku. Impressive building. There's a tourist information office too.Apr 17, 2020
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Old map of Ota-juku showing the names of all the homes.Apr 17, 2020
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Old map of Ota-juku.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku manhole, Mino-Kamo, Gifu Prefecture. Depicts a river boat man.Apr 17, 2020
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Roof ornament.Apr 17, 2020
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About the Kanmachi Masugata.Apr 17, 2020
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Walking back west on the Nakasendo in Ota-juku.Apr 17, 2020
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Old roof at Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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About Yusenji Temple founded in 1474. The temple has a poem monument for Basho.Apr 17, 2020
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Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Yusenji Temple is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple, Myōshin-ji school. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Gate to Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺Apr 17, 2020
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Rear entrance to Komatsu-ya.Apr 17, 2020
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Small desk was for the merchant at work for his tobacco business at Komatsu-ya or Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅).Apr 17, 2020
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Small desk was for the merchant to receive business people while taking care of tobacco business at Komatsu-ya or Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅).Apr 17, 2020
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Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅).Apr 17, 2020
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Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅).Apr 17, 2020
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Small desk was for the merchant taking care of tobacco business at Komatsu-ya or Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅).Apr 17, 2020
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Yoshida Family Residence was originally one of the 20 inns in Ota-juku.Apr 17, 2020
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Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅) was first operated as an inn during the Edo Period for Ise Grand Shrine pilgrims, then became tobacco merchant Komatsu-ya from the 1920s.Apr 17, 2020
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Entrance hall of Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅). The residence is a National Tangible Cultural Property.Apr 17, 2020
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Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅), another Ota-juku building open to the public. It operated as a famous hatago inn named Komatsuya (小松屋), and later as a tobacco shop from the 1920s.Apr 17, 2020
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Ai-Ai bus stop signApr 17, 2020
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Former Juroku Bank, Ota Branch. 旧十六銀行 太田支店Apr 17, 2020
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Former Juroku Bank, Ota Branch. 旧十六銀行 太田支店Apr 17, 2020
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This building used to be the Juroku Bank, Ota Branch from 1907 to 1965. 旧十六銀行 太田支店Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku lanternApr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku lanternApr 17, 2020
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Looks like a modernized version. Ota-juku, Gifu.Apr 17, 2020
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Walking further east in Nakasendo Ota-juku.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku, Minokamo, Gifu.Apr 17, 2020
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Ceiling of Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence rear.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence has Udatsu roof firewall. Ota-juku, Gifu.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence's garden.Apr 17, 2020
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Inside Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence. 太田宿 脇本陣 隠居Apr 17, 2020
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Inside Ota Waki-Honjin residence's kitchen not open to the public. 太田宿 脇本陣 隠居Apr 17, 2020
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Inside Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence. 太田宿 脇本陣 隠居Apr 17, 2020
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Inside Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence. 太田宿 脇本陣 隠居Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence. 太田宿 脇本陣Apr 17, 2020
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Built in 1769, the Ota-juku Waki-Honjin was a backup VIP lodge in addition to the Honjin. Operated by the Hayashi family since the latter 1700s. Hayashi family head also served as the Ota-juku headman along with the Honjin's Fukuda family head. 太Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence is open to the public.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin Hayashi Residence formerly for Ota-juku VIPs. This main building is not open to the public, but the adjacent Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence is open to the public. 太田脇本陣林家住宅This is the original location. National Important Cultural Property. 国の重要文化財Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin secondary residence (inkyo) is open to the public. 太田宿 脇本陣 隠居Apr 17, 2020
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Ota Waki-Honjin's udatsu roof firewall in Ota-juku, Gifu Prefecture. Udatsu was also a status symbol.Apr 17, 2020
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Built in 1769, the Ota-juku Waki-Honjin was a backup VIP lodge in addition to the Honjin. It has this udatsu roof firewall in Ota-juku, Gifu Prefecture. The Ota Waki-Honjin retains much of its original Edo Period exterior. Part of the house is open to the public.Apr 17, 2020
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From Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum, we walked east along the Naasendo Road.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Nakasendo MuseumApr 17, 2020
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Mechanical water well outside the museum.Apr 17, 2020
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Museum restaurant Yadorigi.Apr 17, 2020
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Senbei crackers from Ota-juku.Apr 17, 2020
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About Nakasendo's three difficult segments.Apr 17, 2020
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Museum gift shop.Apr 17, 2020
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Nakasendo traveler's clothing.Apr 17, 2020
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Cormorant fishing on the river.Apr 17, 2020
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Document about the Ota-juku's boat men from 1610.Apr 17, 2020
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About the boat men.Apr 17, 2020
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Travel diaries of the Ota-juku river crossing.Apr 17, 2020
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Model of a river boat that can endure high waves.Apr 17, 2020
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About river rafts.Apr 17, 2020
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River raft used to transport logs on the river.Apr 17, 2020
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Showcase exhibits.Apr 17, 2020
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Video screening space.Apr 17, 2020
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Famous people from Ota-juku. Apr 17, 2020
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The 17 shukuba lodging towns or post towns in Gifu Prefecture.Apr 17, 2020
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About Ota-juku's Honjin (Fukuda Residence). 太田宿本陣福田家Apr 17, 2020
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About Ota-jukuApr 17, 2020
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About the Ota Magistrate's office. 尾張藩太田代官所Apr 17, 2020
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Scale model of the Ota Magistrate's office. 尾張藩太田代官所Apr 17, 2020
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KimonoApr 17, 2020
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Facade of a hatago inn.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-yaApr 17, 2020
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Ota-ya traveler's storeApr 17, 2020
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Kano-yaApr 17, 2020
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Reconstruction of a shop.Apr 17, 2020
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Museum rules: No smoking, eating or drinking. Unfortunately, there's no English.Apr 17, 2020
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Way to museum exhibits explaining local cultural history.Open 9 am to 5 pm, closed Mon. and Dec. 29–Jan. 3. https://kaikan.ootajuku.net/Apr 17, 2020
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Inside Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum. Free admission.Apr 17, 2020
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About Chinese hackberry and mistletoe.Apr 17, 2020
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About the treeApr 17, 2020
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Tree of Love. The leaves are ball shaped. Chinese hackberry in Ota-juku, Minokamo, Gifu.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum 太田宿中山道会館Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum and reconstruction of manga artist Okamoto Ippei's house. 太田宿中山道会館 + 糸遊庵Apr 17, 2020
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Wide Kiso Riverside walkway.Apr 17, 2020
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Relief sculpture by local kids.Apr 17, 2020
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Kiso RiverApr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku is parallel to Kiso River 木曽川Apr 17, 2020
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Kiso River with Ota Bridge where travelers crossed the river in the old days on the Nakasendo Road. 太田の渡し場太田橋Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Honjin layout. The original Honjin was a large Japanese-style mansion with many rooms. It was in the center of Ota-juku and operated by the Fukuda family whose head also served as the Ota-juku headman.In the Meiji Period, the Honjin was used as the Ota Town Hall.Apr 17, 2020
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Kiso Riverside rest house. Great for a walk or cycling.Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Honjin Gate rear view. 太田宿本陣門Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Honjin Gate. In Oct. 2002, the gate was diassembled and repaired before being reassembled. 太田宿本陣門Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Honjin Gate side view. This is not the original location of this gate. It was moved here during the 1920s or 30s. The Honjin was originally near the still existing Waki-Honjin. 太田宿本陣門Apr 17, 2020
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Ota-juku Honjin Gate front view. Too bad the Honjin is gone. Ota-juku's Honjin was rebuilt anew to lodge Princess Kazunomiya when she was to travel from Kyoto to Tokyo to marry Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi in 1861. 太田宿本陣門Apr 17, 2020
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Larger map of Ota-juku.Apr 17, 2020
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Across from Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum is the original front gate for the Ota-juku Honjin. The Honjin was the lodging town's centerpiece where VIPs like daimyo lords and Imperial family members would stay when passing through.Apr 17, 2020
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Entrance to Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum. Parking also available here.Apr 17, 2020
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Tourist walking map of Ota-juku. From Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum, most sights are within walking distance.Apr 17, 2020
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There are signboards in English. This is at the entrance to Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum.Apr 17, 2020
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By 1843, Ota-juku was about 680 meters long with one Honjin, one Waki-Honjin (partially open to the public), 3 toiyaba, 20 hatago inns, and 118 homes. 505 people lived in Ota-juku.A major highlight was when Princess Kazunomiya (1846–1877) arrived and stayed in Ota-juku on Oct. 27, 1861 on her way to Edo/Tokyo to marry the shogun. She had such a huge entourage that it took them 4 days to pass through Ota-juku.Apr 17, 2020
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