Hakone Barrier
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The Hakone Barrier (箱根関, Hakone Seki) was a security checkpoint which was established by the Tokugawa Shogunate on the Tōkaidō highway connecting the capital of Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. In 1923, the site was recognized as a National Historic Site. [1]
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Town or city | Hakone, Kanagawa |
Country | Japan |
Coordinates | 35°11′33″N 139°01′34″E |
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