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Please allow me to introduce bit of history of Japan.
Kambara,located in Shizuoka pref., is one of 53 post‐town(or stage) on Tokai road (Tokaido 53 tsugi).

In 1601,Shogun Tokugawa plans building of road from Kyoto to Edo (Tokyo) to unite the reins of government. Between the two cities they built post-town called "shukuba machi". When Tokugawa or other governer sends a messenger or parcel on horse,they will stop at post-town and they rest over night,change horse and moved on the next day. They pass on messages and parcel to one from other along the way to either Edo or Kyoto. It was called "shuku ekidenma system". The name Ekiden is used for long‐distance relay road race world wide now.

Kambara is 15th post(147Km) from Edo (Tokyo). You might have seen the picture of Ukiyoe by Hokusai.