Yawata-shuku

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Hiroshige's print of Yawata-shuku, part of the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaido Kisokaido24 Yawata.jpg
Hiroshige's print of Yawata-shuku, part of the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō

Yawata-shuku(八幡宿,Yawata-shuku) was the twenty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Saku, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

69 Stations of the Nakasendō

The 69 Stations of the Nakasendō are the rest areas along the Nakasendō, which ran from Nihonbashi in Edo to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto. The route stretched approximately 534 km (332 mi) and was an alternate trade route to the Tōkaidō.

Nakasendō

The Nakasendō, also called the Kisokaidō (木曾街道), was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 stations (staging-posts) between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi, Kōzuke, Shinano, Mino and Ōmi provinces. In addition to Tokyo and Kyoto, the Nakasendō runs through the modern-day prefectures of Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga, with a total distance of about 534 km (332 mi).

Saku, Nagano City in Chūbu, Japan

Saku is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the city had an estimated population of 99,056, and a population density of 234 persons per km². Its total area is 423.51 square kilometres (163.52 sq mi).

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History

Yawata-shuku is located on the west bank of the Shinano River, just across from Shionada-shuku, the preceding post town. Though these two post towns are located not much more than 500 meters away, Yawata-shuku was able to develop during the Keichō era in the early Edo period. It was a comparatively small post town, [1] but its prosperity came from it serving as a rest area at times when the Shinano River could not be crossed and as a distribution center for rice.

Shinano River river in Japan

The Shinano River, known as the Chikuma River in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area. It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing generally northeast through Nagano and Niigata Prefectures before emptying into the Sea of Japan.

Shionada-shuku

Shionada-shuku was the twenty-third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Saku, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Keichō Japanese era

Keichō (慶長) was a Japanese era name after Bunroku and before Genna. This period spanned from October 1596 to July 1615. The reigning emperors were Go-Yōzei-tennō (後陽成天皇) and Go-Mizunoo-tennō (後水尾天皇).

Neighboring Post Towns

Nakasendō
Shionada-shuku - Yawata-shuku - Mochizuki-shuku

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References

  1. Yawata-juku. JTB Corporation. Accessed August 3, 2007.

Coordinates: 36°16′25″N138°23′41″E / 36.2735°N 138.3947°E / 36.2735; 138.3947

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