Shinmachi-shuku

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

Shinmachi-shuku (新町宿 Shinmachi-shuku?) was the eleventh of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Though Shinmachi-shuku is the eleventh post station on the Nakasendō, it was actually the last station to be developed.[1]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Honjō-shuku - Shinmanchi-shuku - Kuragano-shuku

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kamisato-machi: Rekishi & Bunkasai. Kamisato Town Hall. Accessed August 28, 2007.
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