Moriyama-juku

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Moriyama-juku (守山宿, Moriyama-juku^?) was the sixty-seventh of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

This area received its name, which means "protector of mountain," from its placement at the eastern gate of Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei.^[1] Essentially, the area is supposed to "protect the mountain." It originally flourished as the first place of lodging along the Nakasendō, but it continued to flourish as other post towns were added.

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō

Musa-juku - Moriyama-juku - Kusatsu-juku

[edit] References

1. ^ Moriyama-juku. Edo Rekishi Kairou Suishinkyou Gikai. Accessed July 20, 2007.