Ōme Kaidō
Ōme Kaidō(Thanh mai nhai đạo)is one of the main roads leading westwards out ofTokyo.It begins inShinjuku,passes throughŌme,and ends inKōfu,Yamanashi.[1]
The road was originally developed in 1606 to transport lime from Ome during theland reclamationefforts inEdoduring the Tokugawa era and was known by different names in different eras and regions over the course of time, as "Ogawa-michi" and "Hakonegasaki-michi" in Edo, "Afume-michi" or "Mitake-michi" in Ome, and "Haraedo-michi" in Hakonegasaki. It was identified as 'Ōme Kaidō' on a survey map created in 1880 and formally designated as such in 1962.[2]
Ōme Kaidō overbridge
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The Ōme Kaidō overbridge in Shinjuku currently serves as the eastern terminus of the Ōme Kaidō, approximately 560 m (1,840 ft) northwest of the historical starting point at the intersection of Meiji-dōri and Shinjuku-dōri.
TheChuō,Saikyō,Shōnan-Shinjuku,andYamanotetrain lines pass over the highway, with 10 lanes of roadway and sidewalks beneath.[3]
It is frequently featured in popular culture as the unofficial western gate toKabukichō,most recently featured in the opening titles ofMidnight Dineron Netflix.
Stations of the Ōme Kaidō
[edit]There are 9post stationsalong the Ōme Kaidō. They are listed below with the corresponding modern-day municipality listed inparentheses.
- Nakano-juku (Nakano,Tokyo)
- Tanashi-juku (Nishitōkyō,Tokyo )
- Ogawa-juku (Kodaira,Tokyo )
- Hakonegasaki-juku (Mizuho,Nishitama District,Tokyo )
- Ōme-juku (Ōme,Tokyo )
- Hikawa-shuku (Okutama,Nishitama District,Tokyo )
- Taba-shuku (Tabayama,Kitatsuru District,Yamanashi)
- Enzan-juku (Kōshū,Yamanashi)
- Kobara-juku (Yamanashi,Yamanashi)
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Marker indicating the historic starting point of Ōme Kaidō at Meiji-dori and Shinjuku-dori -
Historic starting point of Ōme Kaidō at Meiji-dori and Shinjuku-dori -
Closer view of the map at the historic starting point of Ōme Kaidō
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Enjoy Walking Highways - Ome KaidoArchived2020-04-29 at theWayback Machine.kimamanikaidouaruki. Accessed April 29, 2020.
- ^Lịch sử の đạo điều tra báo cáo thư đệ tam tập thanh mai nhai đạo.Đông kinh đô giáo dục ủy viên hội. 1995.
- ^"Tân túc dịch cấu nội thanh mai nhai đạo giá đạo kiều 拡 trúc công sự"(PDF)(in Japanese). Thổ mộc kiến trúc công sự họa báo. October 1936.
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