Shionada-shuku

Shionada-shuku (塩名田宿, 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.

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

History

Shionada-shuku is located on the eastern bank of the Shinano River, just across from Yawata-shuku. Both Shionada-shuku and Yawata-shuku were first developed under the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara, and then were further developed after the development of the Tōkaidō and the Nakasendō.[1] At its peak, the post town had about 10 minor inns, and in 1844, it was recorded to have two honjin and one sub-honjin.[1]

There was a bridge which connected Shionada and Yawata, but it was washed away by a flood and never rebuilt. Instead, the river was crossed with ferry service or by fording.

Neighboring post towns
Nakasendō
Iwamurada-shuku - Shionada-shuku - Yawata-shuku

References
  1. Saku-shi Homepage Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. City of Saku. Accessed August 10, 2007.

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