Basho's Haiku monument
Poet Matsuo Basho made this poet when he left for his hometown Iga. He missed his diciples and made this poet.
More detailsRevisit Kawasaki-shuku of the Former Tokaido Route
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Yokohama, Kawasaki 3h45m
A lodging area on the old Tokaido road that is said to have given birth to a city, you'll be exploring the traces of Kawasaki Inn as you take a stroll. You'll also experience the estuaries and tidelands from old times.
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Kodoro Bashi
It was once a bridge that crossed the canal but after it was buried around 1931 (Showa 6), only the main pillar is stored in the sidewalk along the intersection.
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Sato Honjin Ato
It was a building of 181 tsubo (598 square meters) with a gated entrance. At the end of the Tokugawa period, the 14th shogunate, Tokugawa Iemochi, stayed here. In Meiji 23 (1890), Sonosuke Sato, a famous poet, was born here. He was active from the Taisho period until before the war and wrote the lyrics for many familiar songs such as "Rokko Oroshi!", "Aoi Senaka", and "Jinsei gekijo".
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Tokaido Kawasaki-shuku Koryukan
Relive the past in the exhibitions which combines models and videos of the history and culture of Kawasaki city and the streets of the old Kawasaki rest stop, established in 1623 as one of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō.
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Daishigawara Higata Center
It is located in the Daishigawara Suibo Center facility. It exhibits Tamagawa river mouth environment, history and culture. Workshops using natural materials and observatory event of the tidal wetland are also held.
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