Miyanokoshi-juku

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Hiroshige's print of Miyanokoshi-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Hiroshige's print of Miyanokoshi-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

Miyanokoshi-juku (宮ノ越宿 Miyanokoshi-juku?) was the thirty-sixth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the fourth of eleven stations on the Kisoji. It is located in the present-day town of Kiso, in the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Miyanokoshi was the childhood home of Minamoto no Yoshinaka, and there are still many ruins and artifacts related to him to be found in the town.[1] Additionally, it was the birthplace for many Kiso-area carpenters.[1]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō & Kisoji
Yabuhara-juku - Miyanokoshi-juku - Fukushima-juku

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series: Miyanokoshi-juku. Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 26, 2007.
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