Sukagawa Ichirizuka
Sukagawa Ichirizuka (須賀川一里塚) is a historic Japanese distance markers akin to a milestone, comprising a pair of earthen mounds located in what is now part of the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1937.[1]
須賀川一里塚 | |
Sukagawa Ichirizuka | |
Sukagawa Ichirizuka Sukagawa Ichirizuka (Japan) | |
Location | Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan |
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Region | Tohoku region |
Coordinates | 37°16′28″N 140°21′47″E |
History | |
Periods | Edo period |
Site notes | |
Ownership | National Historic Site |
Public access | Yes |
Overview
During the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate established ichirizuka on major roads, enabling calculation both of distance travelled and of the charge for transportation by kago or palanquin.[2] These mounds, denoted the distance in ri (3.927 kilometres (2.440 mi)) to Nihonbashi, the "Bridge of Japan", erected in Edo in 1603.[3]
In the case of the Sukagawa ishirizuka, the mounds flank the Ōshū Kaidō, and were the 59th marker from Nihonbashi. The mounds are approximately three meters in height and four to five meters in diameter and are in good preservation.
References
- "須賀川一里塚" [Sukagawa Ichirizuka] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
- "Tokyo Cultural Properties Database: Nishigahara Ichirizuka". Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- Nenzi, Laura (2008). Excursions in Identity: Travel and the Intersection of Place, Gender, and Status in Edo Japan. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-0-824-83117-2.
External links
- Sukagawa city official site
- Koriyama tourism home page (in Japanese)