Ōmiya-shuku

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Keisai Eisen's print of Ōmiya-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Keisai Eisen's print of Ōmiya-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

Ōmiya-shuku (大宮宿 Ōmiya-shuku?) was the fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the Ōmiya ward and Kita ward of the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[1]

[edit] History

Larger than its two neighboring post towns, Urawa-shuku and Ageo-shuku, Ōmiya-shuku was recorded to have had a population of over 1,500 people with over 300 homes during the Tenpō era.[1] It also had the largest number (nine) of secondary honjin along the Nakasendō.[1]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Urawa-shuku - Ōmiya-shuku - Ageo-shuku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Ōmiya-shuku. Saitama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed July 20, 2007.
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