hatago; Edo-period inn; travellers' lodging
Historical term for an inn where travellers during the Edo period could stay, often with meals provided. The word is still used in historical contexts or place names.
See also: 旅籠屋
There were many hatago inns along the Tōkaidō road.
traveller's basket; food basket; fodder basket
Archaic meaning: a basket used by travellers to carry food or horse fodder. Sense 3 is the original meaning. Both are obsolete in modern Japanese.
We stayed overnight at a hatago and left early the next morning.
Old documents record that dried rice was carried in a traveller's basket called hatago.
hatago (Edo-period inn for travelers)
one-night stay with limited meals
Standard kanji form for the historical inn.
Kana spelling is common in modern explanatory texts, especially for learners.
The origin is uncertain. One theory suggests it derives from 旅 (tabi, 'travel') + 籠 (kago, 'basket'), originally referring to a basket for carrying provisions, later extended to the inn itself.