Shimada (島田市, Shimada-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. It is located on both banks of the Ōi River.
Shimada developed out of the Edo period post towns of Shimada-juku and Kanaya-juku on the Tōkaidō. As the Tokugawa shogunate forbade the construction of any bridge or establishment of a ferry service on the Ōi River for defensive purposes, travellers were often detained at either Shimada or Kanaya for days, sometimes weeks, waiting for th...
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Shimada (島田市, Shimada-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. It is located on both banks of the Ōi River.
Shimada developed out of the Edo period post towns of Shimada-juku and Kanaya-juku on the Tōkaidō. As the Tokugawa shogunate forbade the construction of any bridge or establishment of a ferry service on the Ōi River for defensive purposes, travellers were often detained at either Shimada or Kanaya for days, sometimes weeks, waiting for the river levels to fall to fordable levels. The first bridge (the Hōrai Bridge) across the river connected these two towns in 1871, after the Meiji Restoration. On April 16, 1889, the two towns were connected by rail, with the opening of Shimada Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line.
The city was founded on January 1, 1948. On January 1, 1955, it merged with neighboring Rokugo Village, Otsu Village, Daichō Village and a portion of Ikumi Village. On June 1, 1961 it merged with Hatsukura Village. In May 2005, Shimada and Kanaya finally merged. On...
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