Ochiai-juku

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

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]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō

Magome-juku - Ochiai-juku - Nakatsugawa-juku

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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.

Coordinates: 35°30′41.7″N 137°31′51.6″E / 35.511583°N 137.531°E / 35.511583; 137.531