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A letter from Edo to Osaka cost just 400 yen!? Uncovering the hidden secrets of the Edo period's ...

The Edo period courier service played an important role in the transportation and communication of goods. The courier service can be said to be the prototype of modern delivery services, but how much did they charge for packages and what kind of items did they deliver all over the country? This time, we will look into the essence of the courier service system that supported logistics in the Edo period. ▼Table of Contents▼ 00:00 Video Summary 00:39 The courier system and relay courier service 04:38 The reality of feudal lord couriers and town couriers 09:19 Costs and delivery times for town couriers 14:17 What did couriers transport? ▼Recommended related videos▼ A look into the "post towns" of the Edo period! A place of exchange between travelers and residents that is not depicted in period dramas    • 江戸時代の「宿場町」に迫る！時代劇では描かれない旅人と住人の交流拠点   ▼Main reference books▼ Makishima Takashi, "What did the couriers carry? -- Edo Kaido transportation network" (Chikuma Shobo, 2025) https://amzn.to/4hGpOME Inoue Takuro, Hoshina Sadao, "Augmented History of Postal Works" (Narumi, 2021) https://amzn.to/4hwCqFU Makishima Takashi, "Edo's Couriers" (Kyoiku Hyoronsha, 2015) https://amzn.to/4iFLGZk Takeuchi Makoto (editor) "The Edo Period at a Glance - Seeing Maps, Graphs, and Illustrations" (Shogakukan, 2004) https://amzn.to/48RXEdT Makoto Takeuchi (editor) "Travel and Transportation in Edo" (Gakken Plus, 2003) https://amzn.to/4bSMI1U Watanabe Kazutoshi, "Tokaido Post Towns and Transportation" (Shizuoka Shimbun, 2000) https://amzn.to/4bUb3Ve And many more ▼Image Source▼ National Diet Library Website https://dl.ndl.go.jp/ ColBase https://colbase.nich.go.jp/?locale=ja Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/ Waseda University Library "Comprehensive Database of Classical Texts" https://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kotensek... Cultural Heritage Online https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/ Shinshu Digital Commons https://www.ro-da.jp/shinshu-dcommons/