Located in Shirasuka, Kosai City, the westernmost town in Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Lake Hamana, is the "Shiomizaka Roadside Station." Shirasuka flourished as the 32nd post town on the Tokaido highway, and the "Shiomizaka" slope is depicted in a ukiyo-e print by Hiroshige Ando. It was the place where travelers from western Japan on their way to Edo first saw the Pacific Ocean...
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