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Hino-shuku Honjin
At a young age, Kondō Isami and Okita Sōji visited Hino-shuku Honjin regularly for swordsmanship training. Their mind, at the time, was solely upon wishing to succeed in the Shieikan Dojo as the Tennen Rishin-ryū master. Never did they expect to emerge as one of the skilled samurai during the bakumatsu’s turbulent state and achieve a prestigious Hatamoto in the Tokugawa Shogunate’s service. The former dojo is now the parking lot in front of the Hino-shuku Honjin’s gate.
During the Edo period, there were a number of inns scattered along the roads connecting to various states. These inns, also known as shukuba, served as the travelers’ lodging or rest station. The term Honjin refers to the well-equipped and decorated lodging for the daimyo or high ranking officials. Satō Hikogorō, Hijikata Toshizō’s brother-in-law, was a village chief and his accommodation was named the Hino-shuku Honjin, which was also used as boat travel management office in the Tamagawa and a swordsmanship training dojo. Hino-shuku Honjin marks the Shinsengumi’s humble beginnings, and is permeated with youth’s self-improvement and ambition atmosphere.
Hino-shuku Honjin is currently Tokyo’s only Honjin building that has been preserved since the Edo period. In addition to its precious historical value, its implication with the Shinsengumi draws the visits of international tourists in search of its origin.
Hino-shuku Honjin
地址：日野市日野本町2-15-9
參觀時間：09:30~17:00(最後入館時間16:30)
參觀費用：大人200日圓，學生50日圓
休館日：每週一 (遇國定假日則順延一日)
交通：從井上源三郎資料館至日野宿本陣，步行約七分鐘
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