A Day of Sightseeing in Kansai's Throwback to the Edo Period
Sekijuku, located in Mie Prefecture's Kameyama City, is a tranquil historical village that's surrounded by nature. Sekijuku has been preserved as it was during the Edo Period when it was a busy post town on the Tokaido Road route between Tokyo and Kyoto, , and the subject of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and haiku poems. If you want to see what the old Tokaido looked like, this is THE place to see.
Many of the buildings have been kept in their original state to allow visitors a chance to walk through history and experience how travelers felt hundreds of years ago. There are museums in old inns and buildings that are still set-up in the same manner that they would have been for pilgrims traveling to Ise Jingu and feudal lords changing residences. The history of Sekijuku has been recorded and presented in beautifully maintained traditional buildings so modern visitors can see how the town changed along with Japanese culture over centuries including museums, tea shops, temples and shrines.
When you are ready to take a break from the immersive history lesson, there are numerous sweets shops and restaurants serving local specialties such as shiratama. Those who need a space to unwind should check out the entrance-free foot bath facility, Koman no Yu. There is no better way to understand history than to experience it in person and you can enter the ancient world of Japan with a visit to the old post town of Sekijuku in Mie Prefecture.
Many of the buildings have been kept in their original state to allow visitors a chance to walk through history and experience how travelers felt hundreds of years ago. There are museums in old inns and buildings that are still set-up in the same manner that they would have been for pilgrims traveling to Ise Jingu and feudal lords changing residences. The history of Sekijuku has been recorded and presented in beautifully maintained traditional buildings so modern visitors can see how the town changed along with Japanese culture over centuries including museums, tea shops, temples and shrines.
When you are ready to take a break from the immersive history lesson, there are numerous sweets shops and restaurants serving local specialties such as shiratama. Those who need a space to unwind should check out the entrance-free foot bath facility, Koman no Yu. There is no better way to understand history than to experience it in person and you can enter the ancient world of Japan with a visit to the old post town of Sekijuku in Mie Prefecture.
