Global InformationKobotoke Barrier information
小仏関跡 | |
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  Kobotoke Barrier  Kobotoke Barrier (Japan) | |
| Location | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Region | Kantō region |
| Coordinates | 35°38′30″N 139°15′58″E / 35.64167°N 139.26611°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Edo period |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes |
National Historic Site of Japan | |
The Kobotoke Barrier (小仏関跡, Kobotoke seki ato) was a checkpoint operated by the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo period Japan to control travel on the Kōshū Kaidō highway in what is now the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo in the Kantō region of Japan. It received protection as a National Historic Site in 1933.[1]
- ^ "小仏関跡" [Kobotoke seki ato] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.