The was a subroute of the

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, one of the

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. It connected the Ōshū Kaidō's terminus in Shirakawa and Mutsu Province with

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. It was established by

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for government officials traveling through the area.

Stations of the Sendaidō

The 41

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along the Sendaidō are listed below in order and are divided by their modern-day prefecture. The present day municipality is listed afterwards in parentheses. The Matsumaedō connects the end of the Sendaidō with the northern tip of modern-day

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Fukushima Prefecture

:Starting Location: Shirakawa Castle (白河城) ( Shirakawa) :1. Neda-juku (根田宿) (Shirakawa) :2. Kotagawa-juku (小田川宿) (Shirakawa) :3. Ōtagawa-juku (太田川宿) ( Izumizaki, Nishishirakawa District) :4. Fumase-juku (踏瀬宿) (Izumizaki, Nishishirakawa District) :5. Yamatoku-juku (大和久宿) ( Yabuki, Nishishirakawa District) :6. Nakahatashinden-juku (中畑新田宿) (Yabuki, Nishishirakawa District) :7. Yabuki-juku (矢吹宿) (Yabuki, Nishishirakawa District) :8. Kyūraishi-juku (久来石宿) ( Kagamiishi, Iwase District) :9. Kasaishi-juku (笠石宿) (Kagamiishi, Iwase District) :10. Sukagawa-juku (須賀川宿) (

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) :11. Sasagawa-juku (笹川宿) (

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) :12. Hinodeyama-juku (日出山宿) (Kōriyama) :13. Koharada-juku (小原田宿) (Kōriyama) :14. Kōriyama-juku (郡山宿) (Kōriyama) :15. Fukuhara-juku (福原宿) (Kōriyama) :16. Hiwada-juku (日和田宿) (Kōriyama) :17. Takakura-juku (高倉宿) (Kōriyama) :18. Motomiya-juku (本宮宿) (

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)

:19. Minamisugita-juku (南杉田宿) (

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) :20. Kitasugita-juku (北杉田宿) (Nihonmatsu) :21. Nihonmatsu-juku (二本松宿) (Nihonmatsu) :22. Nihonyanagi-juku (二本柳宿) (Nihonmatsu) :23. Hatchōme-juku (八丁目宿) ( Fukushima) :* Asakawashinden-juku(浅川新町宿) (Fukushima) (''

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'') :24. Shimizuchō-juku (清水町宿) (Fukushima) :25. Fukushima-juku (福島宿) (Fukushima) :26. Senoue-juku (瀬上宿) (Fukushima) :27. Kōri-juku (桑折宿) (

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, Date District) (also part of the

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) :28. Fujita-juku (藤田宿) ( Kunimi, Date District) :29. Kaida-juku (貝田宿) (Kunimi, Date District)

Miyagi Prefecture

:30. Kosugō-juku (越河宿) ( Shiroishi) :31. Saikawa-juku (斎川宿) (Shiroishi) :32.

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(白石城) (Shiroishi) :33. Miya-juku (宮宿) ( Zaō, Katta District) :34. Kanagase-juku (金ヶ瀬宿) ( Ōgawara, Shibata District) :35. Ōgawara-juku (大河原宿) (Ōgawara, Shibata District) :36. Funabasama-juku (船迫宿) (Shibata, Shibata District) :37. Tsukinoki-juku (槻木宿) (Shibata, Shibata District) :38. Iwanuma-juku (岩沼宿) ( Iwanuma) :39. Masuda-juku (増田宿) ( Natori) :40. Nakada-juku (中田宿) ( Taihaku-ku,

) :41. Nagamachi-juku (長町宿) (Taihaku-ku, Sendai) :Ending Location: Sendai Castle ( Aoba-ku, Sendai)

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Stations of the Sendaidō

Fukushima Prefecture

Miyagi Prefecture

See also

References