Mitake-juku

Mitake-juku (御嶽宿, Mitake-juku) was the forty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Mitake, Kani District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Hiroshige's print of Mitake-juku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

History

Mitake-juku was originally established as a temple town, located around Gankō-ji Temple (願興寺). However, when the Nakasendō was established in the Edo period, it became one of the original Nakasendō post towns.[1] Travelers often came straight to Mitake-juku to avoid the difficult paths near Hosokute-juku.[1]

Neighboring Post Towns
Nakasendō
Hosokute-juku - Mitake-juku - Fushimi-juku

References
  1. Nakasendo Mitake-juku Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Ibisoku Co., Ltd. Accessed July 11, 2007.

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