Takasaki-shuku

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Takasaki-shuku (高崎宿, Takasaki-shuku^?) was the thirteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Takasaki-shuku was located at the intersection of the Nakasendō and the Mikuni Kaidō. Many buildings and artifacts remain from the Edo period, keeping a lively recreation of the past.^[1]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō

Kuragano-shuku - Takasaki-shuku - Itahana-shuku

Mikuni Kaidō

Takasaki-shuku (starting location) - Kaneko-shuku

[edit] References

1. ^ Old Nakasendo: Kuragano-shuku and Takasaki-shuku. City of Takasaki. Accessed August 29, 2007.