Gōdo-juku

Gōdo-juku (河渡宿, Gōdo-juku) was the fifty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations (shukuba) of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Gōdo-juku flourished as a post town because it was located next to the Nagara River and there was a ferry service to the other side.[1][2][3]

Keisai Eisen's print of Gōdo-juku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

Ukiyo-e

The formal name of the ukiyo-e print is "Gifu Road Station: Godo, Nagara River Cormorant Fishing Boat" (岐阻路ノ駅　河渡　長柄川鵜飼船 Gifu no Michi no Eki: Gōdo, Nagaragawa Ukaibune). The Gifu City Museum of History offers visitors a chance to make their own copy of the ukiyo-e that is seen to the left in one of their many hands-on exhibits.[4]

Gōdo-juku Festival

On the last Sunday of October, the Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Committee organizes a Gōdo-juku Festival,[5] with the support of other sponsors. The festival offers hands-on experiences and teaches about the Edo period post station.[6]

Neighboring post towns
Nakasendō
Kanō-juku - Gōdo-juku - Mieji-juku

References
  1. Gifu City Walking Map. Gifu Lively City Public Corporation, 2007.
  2. Gōdo-juku Archived March 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Gōdo-juku
  4. Artifact Challenge Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Gifu City Museum of History. Accessed October 25, 2007.
  5. Outline of Gifu City 2007. Gifu City Hall, April 2007.
  6. 6th Annual Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Festival flyer. Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Committee. 2007.

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