Fukaya-shuku
Keisai Eisen's print of Fukaya-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Fukaya-shuku (深谷宿 Fukaya-shuku) was the ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō.[1] It is located in the present-day city of Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
History
Unlike many of the post towns that existed during the Edo period before the creation of the Nakasendō, Fukaya-shuku was established to be a part of the Nakasendō.[2] During the Sengoku period, it was home to Fukaya Castle, belonging to the Uesugi clan.[2] There are still remnants of both the post town's honjin and castle today.
Neighboring Post Towns
- Nakasendō
- Kumagai-shuku - Fukaya-shuku - Honjō-shuku
References
- ↑ Nakasendō Kumaya-shuku Homepage. S. Tsukamoto. Accessed August 23, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nakasendō Kaze no Tabi: Michi Annai. Terebi Saitama. Accessed August 23, 2007.
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