Shida

Shida lies in the western part of Suruga, where the Tōkaidō crosses a broad plain. Tanaka Castle became a focus of fighting among the Imagawa, Takeda and Tokugawa during the sixteenth century. In the Edo period, Tanaka domain governed many of the surrounding villages, while Fujieda and Okabe prospered as post stations. Their inns served the travellers and official processions moving between Edo and Kyoto.