Tsumago-juku
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Tsumago-juku is a historic town in Nagiso in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns on the Nakasendō. It has been restored to its appearance as an Edo-era post
Tsumago-juku
Tsumago-juku 妻籠宿 aerial panorama, December 2024
Hiroshige's print of Tsumago-juku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
Resting station for higher guests such as daimyō
Shukuba
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Shukuba were staging post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called shuku-eki. These stage stations, or "
Tsumago-juku
…Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns on the Nakasendō. It has been restored to its appearance as an Edo-era post town and is a popular tourist destination. During the Edo period, Tsumago was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns, which connected Edo (present-day…
Nakasendō's Tsumago-juku
Nakasendō's Magome-juku
Samegai-juku's toiyaba
Kusatsu-juku's honjin