Inaba-juku
was the fourth of the nine post stations of the Minoji. It is located in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Originally, the post station was just a village named "Inaba" (稲葉村 ) but the neighboring village of Kozawa (小沢村 ). The two villages merged and combined their characters to form the city of Inazawa (稲沢). There are only stone markers at the location of the former ''honjin'' and '' toiya'', but many old buildings from the time period remain. Oda Nobukatsu, lord of Kiyosu Castle, built this post station prior to the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute. Neighboring post towns ;Minoji :Kiyosu-juku was the third of nine post stations of the Minoji. It is located in the city of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Kiyosu-juku was originally formed as a castle town for Kiyosu Castle; however, the original town was decimated when much of ... - Inaba-juku - Hagiwara-juku References Post stations in Aichi Prefecture {{Aichi-geo-stub ...
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Minoji
The was a highway in Japan during the Edo period. It was a secondary route, ranked below the Edo Five Routes in importance, and connected Miya-juku on the Tōkaidō with Tarui-juku on the Nakasendō.Hiroshige - Kisokaido Road
. Hiroshige.org. Accessed December 8, 2007. The road received much use before and after the in 1600. , the leader of the eastern armies, traveled the Minoji from Okoshi (modern-day