- Ōmiya-shuku
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Ōmiya-shuku (大宮宿 Ōmiya-shuku ) was the fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the Ōmiya ward and Kita ward of the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[1]
History
Larger than its two neighboring post towns, Urawa-shuku and Ageo-shuku, Ōmiya-shuku was recorded to have had a population of over 1,500 people with over 300 homes during the Tenpō era.[1] It also had the largest number (nine) of secondary honjin along the Nakasendō.[1]
Neighboring post towns
- Nakasendō
- Urawa-shuku - Ōmiya-shuku - Ageo-shuku
References
- ^ a b c Ōmiya-shuku. Saitama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed July 20, 2007.
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