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The Hakone Checkpoint - girls and guns

Sat, September 12, 2009

The Hakone Checkpoint (Hakone Sekisho) was build in 1619, to prevent the rebellion of feudal lords against the shogun Hidetada Tokugawa.

Hakone Checkpoint

For 250 years, the travelers were strictly controlled, with two main objectives: it was forbidden to bring in guns and also the women were not allowed… to get out of Edo.

I guess there were too many weapons and too few girls in Edo… :roll:

Hakone Checkpoint

Seriously speaking, they wanted to keep the wives and children of feudal lords inside Edo (sort of hostages).

The checkpoint was demolished in 1869. It was reconstructed in 2007 and it is today one of the main attractions in Hakone.
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Hakone checkpoint (Hakone sekisho) a fost dat în folosinţă în anul 1619 pentru a preveni rebeliunea nobililor împotriva shogunului Hidetada Tokugawa.

Hakone Checkpoint

Vreme de 250 de ani, aici s-a făcut un control strict, cu două obiective principale: era interzisă aducerea armelor în Edo şi… ieşirea femeilor din Edo.

Presupun că erau prea multe arme şi prea puţine femei în Edo… :roll:

Hakone Checkpoint

Serios vorbind, doreau să ţină în Edo soţiile şi copii nobililor (un fel de ostatici).

A fost demolat în 1869, reconstruit în 2007 şi este astăzi una din principalele atracţii în Hakone.
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