An area with precious historical heritage from various time periods
Utsunoya Pass, located on the border between Shizuoka City and Fujieda City, is said to have been built in the Sengoku period (15th to 16th centuries) for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack on Odawara, and it has been selected as one of the hundred best historical roads. It was once a main road used by processions of feudal lords, as depicted in ukiyo-e, but it used to be a dark mountain pass stalked by bandits and brigands, so it became the setting of ghost stories and legends of man-eating demons. Today it is a strategic point of transportation for many people and goods, with six major roads and four tunnels built from ancient times to the present still existing, so you can experience how the pass has changed with the passage of time.