Annaka-shuku

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

Annaka-shuku (安中宿 Annaka-shuku) was the fifteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Batō Kan'on (馬頭漢音 horsehead gods) lined the way to the post town.[1]

Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Itahana-shuku - Annaka-shuku - Matsuida-shuku

References

  1. Hiroshige - Kisokaido. www.hiroshige.org.uk. Accessed October 24, 2007.

Coordinates: 36°19′27″N 138°53′22″E / 36.3243°N 138.8894°E