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| Posted: 25 Dec 2019 09:17 PM PST [ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ] . Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Miike Kaido 三池街道 / Miike Okan 三池往還 Miike Road Kumamoto  Used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1587 as an army road built by 加藤清正 Kato Kiyomasa, Lord of 熊本城 Kumamoto Castle. It started at Kumamoto castle, - Postal stations on the road - Mitori Shimachi 味取新町 Konoha 木葉 Takase 高瀬町 Kanayama 金山 Fumoto 府本 Iwamoto 岩本 Miike 三池 In former times also called 高瀬街道 Takase Kaido. .......................................................................  三池街道とその周辺 ....................................................................... Mitori Shinmachi 味取新町 (now in 熊本市北区 Kita Ward, Kumamoto city) The Buzen Kaido 豊前街道 Buzen Highway branched off at Mitori Shinmachi. The town thrived as the starting point of the Buzen Kaido. When 細川忠利 Hosokawa Tadatoshi (1585 - 1641) became the lord of the region,the town got its name. There were more than 100 Hatago lodgings in town. .......................................................................  Tabaruzaka 田原坂 Tabaru slope A mountain road leading up about 80 m via three slopes along 1,5 km along the river 木葉川 Konohagawa. ....................................................................... Konoha 木葉 (former 木葉村 Konoha village, now 玉名郡玉東町 Tamana district, Gyokuto town) The temple 徳成寺 Tokujo-Ji is located in this town. The kiln 木の葉猿窯元 Konoha Sarugamamoto is located here, with a history of more than 1300 years, making the famous three monkeys. . Konoha saru 木の葉猿 monkey from Konoha . ....................................................................... Takase 高瀬 (now 玉名市 Tamana city) Before the Mejij period there was no bridge over the river 菊池川 Kikuchigawa (about 100 wide river) and travelers had to use a boat. - quote - Tamana Onsen Tamana Onsen is one of the best hot springs in Kumamoto, being proud of its abundant, high-quality spring water with a history over 1,300 years old. It is also called "Ryuganji Onsen," and has been popular with local people since the olden days. Legends say that a heron used the water to heal its wounded wing, after which it was able to fly. The old part of the town, near Hikino Shrine, still has a tasteful atmosphere to date, and "Ryuganji Park", in the town center, offers a free foot baths, which are popular with visitors who wish to unwind their minds and bodies. - source : kumanago.jp/en... - ....................................................................... Kanayama 金山 (now 荒尾市金山 Arao city, Kanayama) It was the residence of the 大野一族 Ono clan since the 戦国時代 Sengoku period (1467 – 1600). Arao was a large coal mining town, but it has since lost a great deal of its population, due to the closing of the mine. Arai is famous for its Shōdai ware, an art form almost completely exclusive to Arao, involving slow kilning and under glazing. Also, the Arao nashi pear is a fruit product grown widely in this town. The pear is round, brown and about the size of a bowling ball. - wikipedia - ....................................................................... Fumoto 府本 (now Arao city, Fumoto荒尾市府本) In 1714 Fumoto got permission from the Hosokawa domaine to become a postal station of the Miike Highway. The shrine 熊野宮 Gumano-Go has an old stone marker from 1743. ....................................................................... At the border between the old provinces of Bungo and Miike is the Iwamoto Bansho barrier 岩本番所. (now 荒尾市上井出 Arao, Shimo-Ide) The 高瀬奉行所 Takase Bugyo barrier office from the Hosokawa clan was located here. The families of 内野 Uchino and 桜井 Sakurai held this position for many years and their descendants still live in the town. Before a bridge was built, travelers had to use a boat to cross the river 諏訪川 Siuwagawa. In 1865, the barrier was abolished. - - - - - Info from Temple 徳成寺 Tokujo-Ji - source : tokujoji.hakuai-net.com .............................................................................................................................................. . Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣秀吉 (1537 - 1598) . ..............................................................................................................................................  Miike coal mine (三池炭鉱 Miike Tankō), also known as the Mitsui Miike Coal Mine (三井三池炭鉱 Mitsui Miike Tankō), was the largest coal mine in Japan, located in the area of Ōmuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto, Japan. Mining began in the region during the Kyoho era, with the Miike mine under the control of the Tachibana clan. The mine was nationalised in 1872 by the Meiji government. The Mitsui zaibatsu took control in 1899. The mine closed in 1997,[6] with devastating effects on the local economy. - wikipedia - ..............................................................................................................................................  三池街道をゆく - - Walking the Miike Kaido Road 石川保 Ishikawa Tamotsu ............................................................................................................................................ - quote -  Miike Hatsuichi 三池初市 first market of the year Miike Hatsuichi is a spring market which announces the arrival of the spring to Omuta. It is said to have originated from the barter trade of farming tools, rice and vegetables along Miike Kaido Road during the Edo Era (1603 - 1867). The market has a roughly 300 year history and there is a saying, "If you feel a breeze at Hatsuichi, you won't catch a cold all year!" The market takes place on March 1 and 2, during which time about 200 stalls selling local specialties like flower and bamboo baskets, saplings, garden trees and food line the road. - source : crossroadfukuoka.jp... - ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::  - - - To join me on facebook, click the image ! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . kaidoo 街道と伝説 Legends about the old Kaido highways . . Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index . . Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo 江戸の名所 . . Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government . . Doing Business in Edo - 商売 - Introduction . . shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker . . senryu, senryū 川柳 Senryu poems in Edo . . Japanese Architecture - The Japanese Home . . 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