{"id":175,"date":"2016-02-01T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2018-06-19T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T05:18:00","slug":"along-the-old-tokaido-road-utsunoya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/along-the-old-tokaido-road-utsunoya\/","title":{"rendered":"Along the old Tokaido road: Utsunoya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Utsunoya was an intermediary stage between the two Old Tokaido Route stations, Mariko in Shizuoka, and Okabe in Fujieda. Even during the Meiji Era travelers had to go through it before climbing up and down steep slopes between the two stations.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nAccordingly, many visitors stopped overnight in one of the &#8220;Shuukuba&#8221; or &#8220;Kashiya&#8221;\/inns. Such establishments can be seen for the sole pleasure of the eyes and learning the history of the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38083 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110214\/utsunoya-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5284\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays Utsunoya is easilly accessed by just taking a bus to Fujieda from platform 7 in front Shizuoka JR Station and get off at Utsunoya Iriguchi bus stop just before the Fujieda Tunnel. From here cross the large road by using the overhead bridge and start walking up the street.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38084\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110154\/utsunoya-3.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5285\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">You will walk past this beautiful Shizuoka fire hydrant manhole cover<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38085 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110135\/utsunoya-4.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5286\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The first houses you will see are not the inns of Utsunoya but they will prepare you for the further sights<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38086\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110114\/utsunoya-5.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5287\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">These houses have been standing here for a long time and have often been repaired but you can still catch glimpses of old wooden architecture<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38087 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110059\/utsunoya-6.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Depending on the season they will make for great photography<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110045\/utsunoya-7.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5289\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Just walk at an easy pace as your goal is not that far<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38089 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110029\/utsunoya-8.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This sign indicates one of the great soba restaurants in this Prefecture called Kishigami<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38090 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110021\/utsunoya-9.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5296\" \/><\/a>The all-important sign! Take the left-hand path<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20110011\/utsunoya-10.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5297\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Getting near! Can you see the houses in the distance?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38092 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20105949\/utsunoya-11.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5298\" \/><\/a>You have reached Utsunoya which depended on the Mariko Old Tokaido Route Station<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38093 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20105935\/utsunoya-12.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">A little bit of historical information, travelers had to climb past Utsunoya Pass before the Meiji Toll Tunnel was opened in 1870<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38094 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20105914\/utsunoya-13.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Enter Utsunoya<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38095 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19232952\/utsunoya-14.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On that particular occasion we walked through it on a beautiful winter afternoon, but you ought to imagine the same location in all seasons and weathers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38096 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19232934\/utsunoya-15.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Rare blue glazed roof tiles<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38097 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19232915\/utsunoya-16.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">All these former inns had names finishing with \u201cya\/\u5c4b\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38098 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19232857\/utsunoya-17.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5304\" \/><\/a>They all share the same wooden architectural design<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-18.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38099 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19232837\/utsunoya-18.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5305\" \/><\/a>One can still discover stone foundations even older than the houses<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-19.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38100 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19230437\/utsunoya-19.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5306\" \/><\/a>Antique rain water stone jars<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38101 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19230417\/utsunoya-20.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5307\" \/><\/a>A postcard view<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38102 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19230357\/utsunoya-21.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5308\" \/><\/a>Now the owners have generally turned to farming<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-22.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38103 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19230337\/utsunoya-22.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I can\u2019t start to imagine the work involved to build those inns atop stone walls on such steep slopes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38104 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19230316\/utsunoya-23.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5310\" \/><\/a>Walk the stairs keeping an eye for interesting details<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-24.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38105 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225821\/utsunoya-24.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5311\" \/><\/a>A typical example of the old architectural design of the tiled roofs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-25.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38106 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225805\/utsunoya-25.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Try and imagine tired travelers stopping there overnight<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-26.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38107 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225751\/utsunoya-26.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5313\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Looking down on your tracks up the slope<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-27.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38108 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225731\/utsunoya-27.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5314\" \/><\/a>How many of these tiles had to be replaced? This is a cold area and especially exposed to the natural elements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-28.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38109 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225710\/utsunoya-28.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Even now it is worth visiting for the sole purpose of eating at traditional Japanese restaurants, Udon Restaurant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-30.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38110 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225650\/utsunoya-30.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Soba Restaurant Kishigami, a favorite of mine and many foreign tourists in search of true Shizuoka gastronomy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/utsunoya-29.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38111 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225635\/utsunoya-29.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5316\" \/><\/a>Souvenir shop and restaurant<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/meiji-tunnel-16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38112 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/19225615\/meiji-tunnel-16.jpg\" alt=\"SN3O5353\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And don\u2019t forget to visit the Meiji Tunnel just a little further away.<\/p>\n[cft format=0]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utsunoya was an intermediary stage along the Tokaido Route and nowadays you will find many examples of traditional inns in this small 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