Motoyama-juku

Motoyama-juku (本山宿, Motoyama-juku) was the thirty-second of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the central part of the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

History

Motoyama became a post town in 1614, when the Nakasendō's route was changed. It became a post town at the same time as Shiojiri-juku and Seba-juku. It became known throughout the country for its soba noodles.^[1]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō: Seba-juku - Motoyama-juku - Niekawa-juku

References

^ Kaidō ga Kōsa Suru Kōtsū no Yōjutsu Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Shiojiri City Hall. Accessed July 23, 2007.

36°3′40.2″N 137°54′4.9″E / 36.061167°N 137.901361°E / 36.061167; 137.901361

[soba-1] Kaidō ga Kōsa Suru Kōtsū no Yōjutsu Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Shiojiri City Hall. Accessed July 23, 2007.

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