Imasu-juku (今須宿 Imasu-juku) was the fifty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Sekigahara, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
This Edo period post town flourished along the Nakasendō because it also connected with Kurihangaidō (九里半街道),[1] a trade road that connected the northwestern shores of Lake Biwa with Kohama.[2] Along with Tarui-juku, it was the first post town of the Five Routes of Edo to be serviced by cars.[1]
In 1843, the post station had 1,784 residents and 464 buildings. Among the buildings, there was one honjin, two sub-honjin, and 13 hatago.
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