Numazu was the easternmost
post station within
Suruga Province, and was the
castle town of the
daimyō of
Numazu Domain. During its peak in the
Edo period, Numazu-juku had over 1,200 buildings, including three
honjin, one sub-
honjin, and 55
hatago. Modern Numazu city has a local history museum displaying the history of the area. The classic
ukiyo-e print by
Andō Hiroshige (
Hōeido edition) from 1831 to 1834 depicts travelers walking along a tree-lined river bank, towards Numazu-shuku, under a huge full moon in a deep blue sky. One of the travelers is wearing the white robes of a pilgrim, and is carrying a huge
Tengu mask on his back, indicating that his destination is the famed
Shinto shrine of
Konpira on
Shikoku. ==Neighboring post towns==