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Tarui-juku (垂井宿, Tarui-juku) was the fifty-seventh of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Tarui, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

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History

Tarui-juku was divided into three parts: western, middle and eastern. Its honjin was located in the middle section. The post town itself served as a major transportation hub for western Mino Province, as it was one end point for the Minoji, which connected the Nakasendō with the Tōkaidō at Miya-juku. It also sat on the banks of the Ai River.

In 1843, the post station had 1,179 residents and 315 buildings. Among the buildings, there was one honjin, one sub-honjin, and 27 hatago.

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō
Akasaka-juku - Tarui-juku - Sekigahara-juku
Minoji
Ōgaki-juku - Tarui-juku (ending location)

References

Tarui-juku Wikipedia