Numazu, Shizuoka

Numazu (沼津市) is a Japanese city in Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

It has been recognized as a special city since 2000.

History
In the Edo period, Numazu-juku and Hara-juku was the 12th and 13th of 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto. Both Tōkaidō rest stops are within the boundaries of modern Numazu.

Related pages

 * The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Other websites

 * City of Numazu website,