Site of the Honjin at Kambara-juku
The Honjin Site is the former location of the honjin in Kambara-juku.A honjin was always established in every post town. Its role was to serve as a lodging place for daimyo traveling back and forth along the Tōkaidō Road as part of the sankin-kōtai system. Although there were two honjin in Kamabara-juku—the East Honjin and the West Honjin—the site that remains today is that of the West Honjin. The building currently standing on the site dates from the Taisho era, but a stone known as the “Gakō-ishi” (palanquin stone), believed to have been used to place the daimyo’s palanquin, remains on the grounds as a relic from that time.
Themes
- Site of the Honjin at Kambara-juku
Basic Information
- Address
- 3-chome, Kamabara, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture 421-3203
- Telephone Number
- 054-385-7730
- Fax number
- 054-385-7999
- Open
- The residence is not open to the public as the family still lives there.
- Access
[Car]
Shimizu IC – (National Route 1 Bypass) – Takahama IC – Site of the Kamabara-juku Honjin[Public Transportation]
From JR Shizuoka Station (Toward Shimizu on the Tokaido Main Line) to JR Shin-Kamabara Station, then a 7-minute walk to the Site of the Kamabara-juku Honjin
*Please note that business hours, holidays, and prices are subject to change, so please check with the contact information provided before visiting.
