Nojiri-juku (Nakasendō)
For the post station on the Hokkoku Kaidō, see Nojiri-shuku (Hokkoku Kaidō).
Keisai Eisen's print of Nojiri-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Nojiri-juku (野尻宿 Nojiri-juku) was the fortieth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the eighth of eleven stations on the Kisoji. It is located in the present-day village of Ōkuwa, in the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
History
Nojiri-juku was the longest post town along the Kisoji, after Narai-juku.[1] Because of all the turns in the road, though, it was often called "Nana-mawari (七回り)," which means "seven turns." However, there was a large fire in 1791, which destroyed much of the post town.
Neighboring post towns
- Nakasendō & Kisoji
- Suhara-juku – Nojiri-juku – Midono-juku
References
- ↑ Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series: Nojiri-juku. Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 25, 2007.
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