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The are the rest areas along the Nakasendō, which ran from
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(modern-day
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) to Sanjō Ōhashi in
Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
.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
trade route A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. The term can also be used to refer to trade over bodies of water. Allowing goods to reach distant markets, a sing ...
to the Tōkaidō.


Stations of the Nakasendō

The sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, in addition to the starting and ending locations (which are shared with the Tōkaidō), are listed below in order. The stations are divided by their present-day prefecture and include the name of their present-day
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Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...

:Starting Location:
Nihonbashi is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603. The curre ...
( Chūō-ku) :1. Itabashi-shuku (
Itabashi is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and ...
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Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

:2. Warabi-shuku ( Warabi) :3. Urawa-shuku (
Urawa-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City and houses most of the city's administrative offices including ...
, Saitama) :4. Ōmiya-shuku ( Ōmiya-ku, Saitama) :5. Ageo-shuku ( Ageo) :6. Okegawa-shuku ( Okegawa) :7.
Kōnosu-shuku was the seventh 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 Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. History The original Kōnosu-shuku was locate ...
( Kōnosu) :8.
Kumagai-shuku was the eighth 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 Kuamagaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. History Kumagai-shuku began as a temple-tow ...
(
Kumagaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kumagaya is one of the large ...
) :9. Fukaya-shuku ( Fukaya) :10. Honjō-shuku ( Honjō)


Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fuku ...

:11. Shinmachi-shuku ( Takasaki) :12. Kuragano-shuku (Takasaki) (also part of the Nikkō Reiheishi Kaidō) :13. Takasaki-shuku (Takasaki) :14.
Itahana-shuku was the fourteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Ruins of its '' honjin'' can be found at the Princess Kazunomiya Inn (皇女和宮宿泊 ''Ōjo Kazunomiy ...
( Annaka) :15.
Annaka-shuku was the fifteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Annaka, Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,6 ...
(Annaka) :16. Matsuida-shuku (Annaka) :17. Sakamoto-shuku (Annaka)


Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

:18.
Karuisawa-shuku was the eighteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the northern portion of the present-day town of Karuizawa, in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Karuisawa-shuku is from the preceding post statio ...
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Karuizawa is a resort town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,323 in 9897 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Karuizawa is one of the oldest and most ...
, Kitasaku District) :19.
Kutsukake-shuku was the nineteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Karuizawa, in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. History This post town's name, which roughly translates to "stuck shoes," ...
(Karuizawa, Kitasaku District) :20.
Oiwake-shuku was the twentieth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Karuizawa, in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. History This post town was named ''Oiwake'', which means "where two ro ...
(Karuizawa, Kitasaku District) :21. Otai-shuku (
Miyota is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,562 in 6897 households, and a population density of 260 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Miyota is located on the eastern bo ...
, Kitasaku District) :22. Iwamurada-shuku ( Saku) :23. Shionada-shuku (Saku) :24. Yawata-shuku (Saku) :25.
Mochizuki-shuku was the twenty-fifth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Saku, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. History Located at the base of Mount Tateshina, Mochizuki has long been known for its horses. The a ...
(Saku) :26. Ashida-shuku ( Tateshina, Kitasaku District) :27. Nagakubo-shuku ( Nagawa, Chiisagata District) :28. Wada-shuku (Nagawa, Chiisagata District) :29. Shimosuwa-shuku ( Shimosuwa, Suwa District) (also part of the
Kōshū Kaidō The was one of the five routes of the Edo period. It was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The route continues from there to connect with the Nakasendō's Shimosuwa-shuku in ...
) :30. Shiojiri-shuku ( Shiojiri) (also part of the Shio no Michi) :31. Seba-juku (Shiojiri) :32. Motoyama-juku (Shiojiri) :33. Niekawa-juku (Shiojiri) :34. Narai-juku (Shiojiri) :35. Yabuhara-juku ( Kiso (village), Kiso District) :36. Miyanokoshi-juku ( Kiso (town), Kiso District) :37.
Fukushima-juku was the thirty-seventh 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 Kiso, in the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was also number ...
(Kiso (town), Kiso District) :38. Agematsu-juku ( Agematsu, Kiso District) :39. Suhara-juku ( Ōkuwa, Kiso District) :40. Nojiri-juku (Ōkuwa, Kiso District) :41. Midono-juku ( Nagiso, Kiso District) :42. Tsumago-juku (Nagiso, Kiso District)


Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, ...

:43. Magome-juku ( Nakatsugawa) :44. Ochiai-juku (Nakatsugawa) :45.
Nakatsugawa-juku was the forty-fifth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō connecting Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. It is located in former Mino Province in what is now part of the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.Ōi-juku was the forty-sixth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō connecting Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. It is located in former Mino Province in what is now part of the city of Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. From Ōi-juku to the next p ...
( Ena) :47.
Ōkute-juku was the forty-seventh of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō connecting Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. It is located in former Mino Province in what is now part of the city of Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Alternative ''kanji'' ...
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) :48. Hosokute-juku (Mizunami) :49. Mitake-juku ( Mitake, Kani District) :50. Fushimi-juku (Mitake, Kani District) :51. Ōta-juku ( Minokamo) :52. Unuma-juku ( Kakamigahara) :53. Kanō-juku (
Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku p ...
) :54. Gōdo-juku (Gifu) :55. Mieji-juku (
Mizuho Mizuho () literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese and "harvest" in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan. It might refer to: Places * Mizuho, Gifu, a city in Gifu * Mizuho, Tokyo, a town in Tokyo * Mizuho Plateau in An ...
) :56.
Akasaka-juku is the name of two post stations in Japan during the Edo period. * Akasaka-juku (Tōkaidō), the thirty-sixth station on the Tōkaidō * Akasaka-juku (Nakasendō), the fifty-sixth station on the Nakasendō {{disambig ...
( Ōgaki) :57. Tarui-juku ( Tarui, Fuwa District) :58. Sekigahara-juku (
Sekigahara The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: ; Kyūjitai: , Hepburn romanization: ''Sekigahara no Tatakai'') was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu prefecture, Japan, at the end of th ...
, Fuwa District) :59. Imasu-juku (Sekigahara, Fuwa District)


Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the north ...

:60. Kashiwabara-juku ( Maibara) :61. Samegai-juku (Maibara) :62. Banba-juku (Maibara) :63. Toriimoto-juku ( Hikone) :64. Takamiya-juku (Hikone) :65. Echigawa-juku ( Aishō, Echi District) :66. Musa-juku ( Ōmihachiman) :67. Moriyama-juku (
Moriyama 270px, Lake Biwa from Moriyama is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 85,485 in 34366 households and a population density of 1533.63 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography M ...
) :68. Kusatsu-juku ( Kusatsu) (also part of the Tōkaidō) :69. Ōtsu-juku (
Ōtsu 270px, Ōtsu City Hall is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ōtsu ...
) (also part of the Tōkaidō)


Kyoto Prefecture

:Ending Location: Sanjō Ōhashi (
Higashiyama-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. History It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Shimogyō-ku. During the years 1931 to 1976 it also covered the area of present-day Yamashina-ku, whi ...
,
Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
)


''Ai no Shuku''

''
Ai no shuku {{nihongo, Ai no Shuku, 間の宿, mid-station were unofficial post stations along historical routes in Japan. These post stations formed organically along routes (such as the Tōkaidō and the Nakasendō) when the distance between two places w ...
'' (intermediate area) are intermediate rest areas along Japan's historical routes. Because they are not official post stations, normal travelers were generally not allowed to stay at them. Here are some of the ''ai no shuku'' along the Nakasendō: *
Fukiage-shuku was a mid-station along the Nakasendō in Edo period Japan. It was in between the post stations of Kōnosu-juku and Kumagai-juku. It is located in the present-day town of Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to being a rest stop a ...
, between Kōnosu-juku and Kumagai-juku (Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture) *
Motai-shuku was a mid-station along the Nakasendō in Edo period Japan. It was in between the post stations of Mochizuki-shuku and Ashida-shuku. It is located in the present-day town of Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Neighboring post towns ;Nakasend ...
, between Mochizuki-shuku and Ashida-shuku (Saku, Nagano Prefecture) * Shinkanō-juku, between Unuma-juku and Kanō-juku ( Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture)


See also

* Edo Five Routes **
53 Stations of the Tōkaidō The are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.. There were originally 53 government post stations along the Tōkaidō, where travelers ...
** 44 Stations of the Kōshū Kaidō ** 27 Stations of the Ōshū Kaidō ** 21 Stations of the Nikkō Kaidō *Other Routes ** 17 Stations of the Hokkoku Kaidō ** 11 Stations of the Kisoji ** 35 Stations of the Mikuni Kaidō


References

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