oi-gawa kawagoshi ruins banyado

this historic site which has been a hidden gem. i stumbled upon this neighborhood during my trip to shimada city and was fascinated to read the history of the remain buildings of this beautiful post town which was located on the edo side of the oi river. what happened was the tokugawa era forbid the construction of any bridges or ferry services over the oi river. the procedure to cross the river was to have travelers to purchase a crossing permit and to be carried across the river either on the back of the poters or by palanquin. so this beautiful wooden banyado was built for people to gathered to rest, to make crossing and tickets were sold. #historicalsites #historicallandmarks