Takasaki-shuku (高崎宿, Takasaki-shuku) was the thirteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
History
editTakasaki-shuku was located at the intersection of the Nakasendō and the Mikuni Kaidō. Many buildings and artifacts remain from the Edo period, keeping a lively recreation of the past.[1]
Neighboring post towns
edit- Nakasendō
- Kuragano-shuku - Takasaki-shuku - Itahana-shuku
- Mikuni Kaidō
- Takasaki-shuku (starting location) - Kaneko-shuku
References
edit- ^ Old Nakasendo: Kuragano-shuku and Takasaki-shuku Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. City of Takasaki. Accessed August 29, 2007.