relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway)
しゅくば
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relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway), post station, stage
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東海道には多くの宿場が設けられていた。
Many post stations were established along the Tokaido road.
宿場は単なる休憩所ではなく、地域の経済や文化の中心でもあった。
Post stations were not just resting places, but also centers of local economy and culture.
江戸時代の宿場町は、当時の人々の生活を今に伝えている。
The post towns of the Edo period convey the lives of people at that time to the present day.
現代でも、かつての宿場の面影を残す観光地が人気だ。
Even today, tourist spots that retain the vestiges of former post stations are popular.
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