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Gōdo-juku (河渡宿, Gōdo-juku) was the fifty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations (shukuba) of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Gōdo-juku flourished as a post town because it was located next to the Nagara River and there was a ferry service to the other side.
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Ukiyo-e
The formal name of the ukiyo-e print is "Gifu Road Station: Godo, Nagara River Cormorant Fishing Boat" (岐阻路ノ駅 河渡 長柄川鵜飼船 Gifu no Michi no Eki: Gōdo, Nagaragawa Ukaibune). The Gifu City Museum of History offers visitors a chance to make their own copy of the ukiyo-e that is seen to the left in one of their many hands-on exhibits.
Gōdo-juku Festival
On the last Sunday of October, the Nakasendō Gōdo-juku Committee organizes a Gōdo-juku Festival, with the support of other sponsors. The festival offers hands-on experiences and teaches about the Edo period post station.