🇯🇵 板取宿 北国街道 福井県南越前町 Itadori juku, Minami Echizen, Fukui [4K Binaural]
0:00 Origin of Itadori-juku
Until the Sengoku period, there were only two overland routes into Echizen: the ancient road over the Yamanaka Pass (Manyō Road) and the Hokuriku Road (West Ōmi Route) over the Kinome Pass.
In 1578 (Tenshō 6), when Shibata Katsuie was assigned to govern Kitano-shō, he carried out major renovations of the Tochinoki Pass to establish the shortest route to Azuchi Castle, the seat of Oda Nobunaga. From then on, the movement of people and horses became more frequent, and Itadori-juku was established at the southern edge of Echizen as an important checkpoint. It was equipped with 30 post horses and 60 porters on standby.
Itadori-juku developed as the gateway to the Hokkokukaidō (Eastern Ōmi Route), serving as a crucial relay post connecting the provinces of Ōmi and Echizen.
During the Edo period, after Tokugawa Ieyasu’s son Yūki Hideyasu entered the domain, a checkpoint was established to regulate travelers. Later, the site became known as the Itadori Guard Station, where domain officials were stationed.
The station was well-equipped with swords, bows and arrows, matchlock guns, and armor, and three officers along with one foot soldier were assigned to maintain strict security.
By the end of the Edo period, Itadori-juku had become a bustling post town with 53 households. Among them were three official wholesalers (tonya), seven inns (hatago), three teahouses, and several homes engaged in relay services.
(Provided by the Minami-Echizen Town Board of Education)
板取宿の由来
戦国時代までの越前への陸路は山中峠を越える古道（万葉道）と木の芽峠を越える北陸道（西近江路）だけであった。柴田勝家が北ノ庄に封じられ信長の居城安土城に赴く最短路として、天正６年（1578）、栃ノ木峠の大改修を行って以来、人馬の往来は頻繁となり、越前南端の重要な関門の地として板取宿を置き、宿馬三十頭、人足六十人が常備された、板取宿は北国街道（東近江路）の玄関口として、あるいは近江・越前・両国を結ぶ要の宿として発展したのである。
江戸時代には家康の子、結城秀康が入国以来、関所を設けて旅人を取り締まった。後に板取番所として、藩士が駐在した。刀・弓矢・火縄銃・具足を備え、役人三人、足軽一人が駐在し厳重な警戒に当っていた。
幕末の頃、戸数五十三戸・うち三軒の問屋をはじめ、七軒の旅籠、三軒の茶屋のほか継立従事の家が立ち並んで賑わったと言う。
（南越前町教育委員会）
Date: 19th June 2025
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