Yawata-shuku
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Yawata-shuku (八幡宿, Yawata-shuku) was the twenty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Saku, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
History[]
Yawata-shuku is located on the west bank of the Shinano River, just across from Shionada-shuku, the preceding post town. Though these two post towns are located not much more than 500 meters away, Yawata-shuku was able to develop during the Keichō era in the early Edo period. It was a comparatively small post town,[1] but its prosperity came from it serving as a rest area at times when the Shinano River could not be crossed and as a distribution center for rice.
Neighboring Post Towns[]
- Nakasendō
- Shionada-shuku - Yawata-shuku - Mochizuki-shuku
References[]
- ^ Yawata-juku. JTB Corporation. Accessed August 3, 2007.
Coordinates: 36°16′25″N 138°23′41″E / 36.2735°N 138.3947°E
Categories:
- Stations of the Nakasendō
- Stations of the Nakasendo in Nagano Prefecture