Numazu
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It has been recognized as a special city since 2000.[1]
History
In the Edo period, Numazu-juku and Hara-juku was the 12th and 13th of 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[2] Both Tōkaidō rest stops are within the boundaries of modern Numazu.
Numazu Media
Numazu seen from Minatoguchi Park, 2023
JR沼津駅南口
Alphanumeral road sign for Tōmei Expressway and Meishin Expressway
Alphanumeral road sign for Shin-Tōmei Expressway, Shin-Meishin Expressway and Isewangan Expressway
Alphanumeral road sign for Izu-Jūkan Expressway
Numazu Alps as seen from the SSW. Shot at the top of Mount Kinkan in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.
Other websites
- http://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp/living_in/english.htm Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, (in Japanese)
