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Why did common people in the Edo period travel? It seems there was a certain reason for this. Let's solve this mystery and explain what traveling in the Edo period was like. ===================== ▼References, etc. Fukui Prefectural Archives, "Pilgrimages, hot spring cures, and sightseeing - the way of travel in the Edo period" Rinto, "A huge festival for the common people of Edo! What exactly was a visit to a place of thanks?" (Akashi Norimitsu) Arai Town Board of Education, "Arai Barrier Museum, Barrier Pass" Professor Yamamoto Mitsumasa, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, "Travel and Barriers: A look at commoner men passing through barricades with a focus on travel diaries" Nakatsugawa City/Archive of Ancient Documents, "The structure of post towns" Nihon Iji Shimposha, "Travel attire in the Edo period and samurai sword covers" ==================== ▼Table of contents 0:00 Intro 0:26 The Five Highways 2:55 Clothing 4:54 Reasons for the rise in wanderlust 7:35 Thanks-dogs 9:31 Post towns 12:56 Checkpoint ▼BGM provided by: MusMus → https://musmus.main.jp/ ・Maoudamashii → https://maoudamashii.jokersounds.com/ ・PeriTune → https://peritune.com/ ・DOVA-SYNDROME → https://dova-s.jp/ ・Amacha Music Studio → http://amachamusic.chagasi.com/ ・Pocket Sound → https://pocket-se.info/ ・Oto no Sono → http://oto-no-sono.com ▼Illustrations provided by: Adobe Stock → https://stock.adobe.com/jp/ ・AC Illustrations → https://www.ac-illust.com/ ・Vecteezy → https://www.vecteezy.com/ #Travel in the Edo Period #Visiting Ise Shrine