Warabi-shuku
Keisai Eisen's print of Warabi-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Warabi-shuku (蕨宿 Warabi-shuku) was the second of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, approximately 19km from the starting point in Nihonbashi.
History
Warabi was originally built up as a castle town during the Sengoku period for the Shibukawa family. During the Edo period, it became a post town along the Nakasendō. At its peak, it had a population of 2,223 people, with 430 homes, two honjin and one secondary honjin.[1]
Neighboring Post Towns
- Nakasendō
- Itabashi-shuku - Warabi-shuku - Urawa-shuku
References
- ↑ Nakasendō Warabi-shuku. Warabi Shiseki Tanbohkai. Accessed July 17, 2007.
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