A town that prospered as a main port for shipping goods to Edo
Ejiri-shuku, the 18th post station on the Tokaido Road, was a castle town built by the Koshu Takeda Clan, and it prospered as a center of trade and industry. The Tomoe River running through the town was used to transport materials for the construction of Sumpu Castle, and Shimizu Port on the mouth of the river was an important hub for shipping to Edo, so Ejiri-shuku also became a bustling port town.