Yui Things to Do

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The pass at the foot of the mountain elongating into Suruga Bay, at the boundary between Yui Town and Shimizu City.

The scenic view was depicted in the picture of the old Tokaido Highway named "Yui" by Hiroshige in the 18th century, when this pass was a dangerous section of the Old Tokaido Highway.

Satta Pass was one of the most difficult sections of the Tokaido route to traverse. The pass is carved out of the mountain close to a precipice that falls down to the sea, and affords a superb view.

When you stand in the pass, Mount Fuji can be seen to the east, the Izu Peninsula to the south, and Miho no Matsubara to the west.

Now JR Tokaido Line, the National Highway #1 and Tomei Expressway run side by side at the foot of the pass.

This pass, which has a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji in the background, is very famous among photographers.

.......USE the live CAM link to see SATTA PASS.......

A house built in the 19th Century as a distinguished family's house, restored by keeping the old structures such as a low roof with tiles, a large front door with a wicket, Namako-style walls, lattice doors.

Serves as a relaxation place for hikers from Satta Pass and visitors who are interested in experiencing life in the Edo era..

It was close by the time I got there......You can visit here after Hiroshige museum ..is just up the road..and further up is the SATTA PASS


CLOSING days...Mon , Around Aug 15, New Year's holiday season

.......works of a famous painter of UKIYO-E (pictures of the floating world) in the old days.....

old materials are also exhibited so that visitors can understand life of YUI-NO-SHUKU was like in the EDO era..

NO PICTURES ALLOWED...but I sneak some..;)

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....of the memorial hall is said to have been designed by ENSHU KOBORI in old days...

The present garden was improved by repairing the old stone walls, etc..

ENSHU KOBORI
(1579-1647)

A master of tea, architecture, garden design, calligraphy and poetry, he was a multi-talented leader of early Edo culture ...

Enshu was initially in the service of Hideyoshi's but on Hideyoshi's death, he entered the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

In 1604, Enshu's father died suddenly leaving him in possession of the state of Omi, valued at 12,000 koku. He successfully completed works on the Sento Palace (the emperor's residence) and at Sunpu Castle, and was rewarded with the marshalcy of Omi.

He also designed and constructed the keep of Nagoya Castle, Matsuyama Castle, and the study in the central enceinte of Fushimi Castle. Finally he built the central enceintes of the shogunal castle at Nijo-jo (in Kyoto) and of Osaka Castle.

His greatest claim to fame is as a tea master. He studied under Sen Rikyu's student Furuta Oribe, evolving a style of tea known as 'refined austerity', which aspired to fuse the classical court taste with that of the newer military elite. His role was pivotal in creation of the early modern tea ceremony, with its emphasis on self-cultivation and Confucianism.

Enshu designed many tea houses including the Hoden-seki in the subtemple of Koho-an at the Daitoku-ji, and the Mitsuan-seki at the Ryuko-in of the same temple. He was tea advisor to the shogunal family for fully 36 years.

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Late emperor of Meiji era took a rest at YUI HONJIN 3 times...

One of the original rest houses was reconstructed as a memorial hall and named the MIYUKI-TEI..

To this house an elaborate tea ceremony room called YUUJINSAI was added and today people are able to take a rest there and be served MACCHA(powdered green tea)........served in tea ceremony style..You will have to pay an extra fee to view and be serve the tea....

On the TOKAIDO highway starting from EDO (old name for TOKYO) and reaching KYOTO, post towns were established at an interval of 2-3 "RI" (8km-12km) by TOKUGAWA government..

....YUI-NO-SHUKU
was the 17th post town if counted from SHINAGAWA-NO-SHUKU and the 1st post town after starting from NIHOMBASHI(TOKYO)..

According to records of TEMPO era, there were
1 HONJIN(an official appointed INN for DAIMYO(feudal lord)....

and WAKI-HONJIN (an official appointed INN for subjects) ....I found one of these in MAISAKA

and ordinary 32 INNS....

YUI-NO-SHUKU was very prosperous town in those days

Kisokaido-Rokujukyutsugi-Nakatsugawa-no-Zu"
(Scenery of Nakatugawa,Sixty-nine stations on the Kisokaido Road)

It is said that most works of rainy scenery by Hiroshige are masterpieces.

This is one of such splendid works.

Regarding this work,it is said that only a few wood-block prints exist in the world today.

This is the masterpiece that is liked very much by devotees of "Nishiki-e"(colored wood-block prints).

....is the ONLY museum in japan that has mainly collected works of famous painter of pictures of the floating world in old days...HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA.......

It is said that only few wood-block prints of the work exist in the world today..

MUSEUM

Fee of 500 yen, if you wish to drink tea that will be extra...

Closed on MONDAYS and the END of the year and the BEGINNING of the year..

Open from 9am to 5pm