Wada-shuku

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

Wada-shuku (和田宿 Wada-shuku?) was the twenty-eighth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. Its present-day location is in the Wada section of the town of Nagawa, in the Chiisagata District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

[edit] History

Located at an elevation of 820m, at the entrance to the Wada Pass, it was considered a quiet mountain town. Because Shimosuwa-juku, the next post town, was over 20km away, it flourished with over 150 buildings to accommodate all of the travelers and their pack animals.[1]

Presently, there are remains of both the honjin and original houses, which are being restored and preserved. The area has also long been known for its vast resources of obsidian.[2]

[edit] Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Nagakubo-shuku - Wada-shuku - Shimosuwa-shuku

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nakasendō. Shinshū Nagano-ken Kankō Kyōkai. Accessed July 31, 2007.
  2. ^ Nakasendō Wada-shuku Yorozuya. Yorozuya. Accessed July 31, 2007.
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