Ochiai-juku

Ochiai-juku (落合宿, Ochiai-juku) was the forty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The honjin and the sub-honjin, as well as some old street lights, remain from the Edo period.[1] The Honjin were the main rest areas in old post towns and very few remain today.[1] There are ten hills that must be traversed to get to Ochiai-juku from the preceding post town of Magome-juku.[2]

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

Neighboring post towns
Nakasendō
Magome-juku - Ochiai-juku - Nakatsugawa-juku

References
  1. Gifu Sightseeing Guide: Walking Amidst History and Nature. Gifu Prefecture Tourist Federation. Accessed July 10, 2007.
  2. Nakasendo Journal: Ochiai. Siroihana. Accessed July 10, 2007.

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