Plastic model Wooden Model Arai Barrier 「 Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi Series 」

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Product Description ■ During the Edo era, the Tokugawa Shogunate tried to unify the country, and the Tokai-do Road was one of the five highways, and it was a 492 km road from Nihonbashi Bridge in Tokyo to Sanjo Ohashi Bridge in Kyoto.
fifty three post stations were established, where travelers and goods were sent.
The ukiyo-e of Utagawa Hiroshige, which depicted the scenery of this road, was famous and was often used as the subject of waka and haiku.
[About Arai Barrier]
Arai Barrier is equivalent to the present Araimachi in Kosai City, Shizuoka, and was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1600.
As the main checkpoint of the Tokai-do Road, the building that was forced to move twice due to natural disasters was built in 1858 after being destroyed by the earthquake in 1854.
The checkpoint was abolished in 1869, but the building that remains today is highly valued as the only remaining checkpoint in 「 and is designated as a special historic site 」 by the government.
[Kit]
It is made with reference to the ukiyo-e of the Edo era and the existing Arai Barrier.
It comes with 2 pieces of Japanese boxwood / 1 piece of Japanese cypress / powder (ocher soil).
It is perfect for painting or making a scenery model.
The diorama material, paint and doll are not included in the kit.
[Product Details]
Size upon completion : overall width approx. 168 mm, depth approx. 134 mm, overall height approx. 80 mm
Preparation reference time : 8 hours
Difficulty : ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆