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Ōmiya-shuku
was the fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the Ōmiya ward and Kita ward of the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. History Larger than its two neighboring post towns, Urawa-shuku and Ageo-shuku, Ōmiya-shuku was recorded to have had a population of over 1,500 people with over 300 homes during the Tenpō era.Ōmiya-shuku Saitama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed July 20, 2007. It also had the largest number (nine) of secondary '''' along the Nakasendō. Neighboring post towns ;Nakasendō : |
Ageo-shuku
was the fifth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the Edo period. It was located in the present-day city of Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. History The name "Ageo" appears as the name of a locality in Musashi Province in late Sengoku period documents, as a rest area was built by the Later Hōjō clan when they came into control of the area. Ageo-shuku became formalized as a post station on the Nakasendō under the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603. Per an 1843 guidebook issued by the , the town stretched for about 1.1 kilometers along the highway, with a population of 793 (372 men, 421 women), and boasted one ''honjin'', three ''waki-honjin,'' one '' tonya'' and 41 ''hatago''. Ageo-shuku was approximately 10 ''ri'' from the starting point of the Nakasendō at Nihonbashi, which was the approximate distance the average traveler could walk in one day. Ageo-shuku was also famous for its large number of ''meshimori onna'' and numerous '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urawa-shuku
was the third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in Urawa-ku in the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its stone ruins can be found 300 meters from Tsuki Shrine (調神社 ''Tsuki Jinja'').Nakasendō Hitori Aruku Ki: Urawa-shuku . Hide-san. Accessed July 17, 2007. Presently, there is a flea market that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every month in Urawa-shuku's Tsuki Shrine.Urawa-juku, Furusato-shi . Gojyaku. Accessed July 17, 2007. Neighboring Post Towns ;N ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
69 Stations Of The Nakasendō
The are the rest areas along the Nakasendō, which ran from Nihonbashi in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.Yama to Keikoku Publishing (2006). Nakasendō o Aruku (Revised ed.). Osaka: Yama to Keikoku Publishing. .Nakasendō Jōhō . NEC Corporation. Accessed August 18, 2007. The route stretched approximately and was an alternate to the Tōkaidō. 
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