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Where the river traffic met the highway; the old boatmen's inn survives as a museum.
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Hirakata-juku (枚方宿, Hirakata-juku) was the third station on the Ōsaka Kaidō (or fifty-sixth of the fifty-seven stations of the Tōkaidō). It is located in the present-day city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It flourished as a port along the Yodo River and traces of the post town can still be seen today.
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Post town on the Kyo Kaido, Kagiya Museum Genre：Architecture
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