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.
History
editShionada-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
edit- Nakasendō
- Iwamurada-shuku - Shionada-shuku - Yawata-shuku
References
edit- ^ a b Saku-shi Homepage Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. City of Saku. Accessed August 10, 2007.