Unuma-juku
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Unuma-juku (鵜沼宿, Unuma-juku) was the fifty-second of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It was also the last post station on the . It is located in the present-day city of Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The eastern and western portions of the old post town joined together to become a formal post town in 1651. Unuma-juku is approximately six kilometers from the preceding post town, Ōta-juku.[1]
The old post town contains such historical treasures as Kuan-ji Temple, the ancient tomb of Ishozuka, and haiku-engraved monuments left by Matsuo Bashō.[2]
Neighboring Post Towns[]
- Nakasendō
- Ōta-juku - Unuma-juku - Kanō-juku
- (Shinkanō-juku was an ai no shuku located between Unuma-juku and Kanō-juku.)
- Inagi Kaidō
- Unuma-juku -
References[]
- ^ Unuma-juku Juunin Homepage. Unuma-juku Juunin. Accessed July 10, 2007.
- ^ Unuma-juku. You Yuu Tokai. Accessed July 10, 2007.
Coordinates: 35°24′16.7″N 136°56′12.4″E / 35.404639°N 136.936778°E
Categories:
- Stations of the Nakasendō
- Post stations in Gifu Prefecture