Ōmiya-shuku

Keisai Eisen's print of Ōmiya-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

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

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ōmiya-shuku. Saitama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed July 20, 2007.