speculumannorum | 4.8.19 Lake Ashi, from the lookout point above the Hakone...

4.8.19 Lake Ashi, from the lookout point above the Hakone checkpoint. The checkpoint guarded the most commonly-travelled road between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto, preventing - in the frequently-cited words of signs and museums - ‘weapons coming in or women going out’ of Edo.

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