Ōi-juku

Ōi-juku (大井宿, Ōi-juku) was the forty-sixth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. From Ōi-juku to the next post town, Ōkute-juku, there are 13 hills to pass over.[2] Travellers using the Shitakaidō (下街道) often used Ōi-juku, too, as they travelled on to Makiganetsui (槙ヶ根追) afterwards.

Hiroshige's print of Ōi-juku, part of the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
Ōi-juku's honjin (本陣)
Ōi-juku's anzaisho (行在所) was converted from a hatago (旅籠) to host Emperor Meiji in 1880.[1]
Ōi-juku's road marker

Town Layout

Much of Ōi-juku was laid out using right angles,[2] giving it a very ordered appearance. The other parts of the post town were named Yoko-chō, Hon-machi, Tate-machi, Chaya-chō and Hashiba. It was near the banks of the Agi River.[3]

Neighboring post towns
Nakasendō
Nakatsugawa-juku - Ōi-juku - Ōkute-juku

References
  1. 大井宿　明治天皇行在所（岩井邸）. Ena City Tourism Association. Accessed January 28, 2020.
  2. Nakasendo Ōi-juku. Ibisoku Co., Ltd. Accessed July 11, 2007.
  3. Nakasendō Ōi-juku. Central Japan Railroad Company. Accessed November 1, 2010.

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