Itabashi is the next station from Ikebukuro to the north. People choose Itabashi to live in because it is convenient to go to Ikebukuro . But, in the era of Tokugawa shogunate up to 150 years ago, their positions were opposite.
In that era, Itabashi was a flourishing town as “the first post town from Edo (current Tokyo) on Nakasendo road”. Nakasendo road was one of the main five roads at that time, which connected Edo to Kyoto through central Japan. Many travelers who used Nakasendo stayed Itabashi, making this town a big recreational town not only for travelers but also for people in Edo. The street in the photo is Nakasendo at that time, which still has a fragrance of the flourishing town.
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