Kumagawa Jinya - Kumagawa Shukuba

The Saba Kaido or "Mackerel Highway" was a collection of trade routes connecting Kyoto to the Obama Port in Fukui Prefecture. Seafood and other goods would be offloaded at the port and carried the 72km overland to Kyoto along these passes. Kumagawa Juku stood as one of the most important intermedia

Kumagawa Jinya - Kumagawa Juku

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The Saba Kaido or "Mackerel Highway" was a collection of trade routes connecting Kyoto to the Obama Port in Fukui Prefecture. Seafood and other goods would be offloaded at the port and carried the 72km overland to Kyoto along these passes. Kumagawa Juku stood as one of the most important intermediary posts for trade along this route. Goods were often brought from Obama to wholesalers here where tradesmen and porters picked them up to carry to Kyoto. Kumagawa became a prosperous town of merchants and tradesmen with over 200 households mainly spread out along the 1km road. Kumagawa Juku is designated as a National Preservation District for the grouping of traditional buildings.

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Ogino Residence - oldest original home

Magari, crook in the road

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Kumagawa Juku