Shionada-shuku
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Shionada-shuku (塩名田宿 Shionada-shuku?) was the twenty-third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Saku, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
[edit] History
Shionada-shuku is located on the eastern bank of the Shinano River, just across from Yawata-shuku. Both Shionada-shuku and Yawata-shuku were first developed under the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara, and then were further developed after the development of the Tōkaidō and the Nakasendō.[1] At its peak, the post town had about 10 minor inns, and in 1844, it was record to have two honjin and one sub-honjin.[1]
There was a bridge which connected Shionada and Yawata, but it was washed away by a flood and never rebuilt. Instead, the river was crossed with ferry service or by fording.
[edit] Neighboring Post Towns
- Nakasendō
- Iwamurada-shuku - Shionada-shuku - Yawata-shuku
[edit] References
- ^ a b Saku-shi Homepage. City of Saku. Accessed August 10, 2007.
