Miyanokoshi-juku
Miyanokoshi-juku (宮ノ越宿, Miyanokoshi-juku) was the thirty-sixth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the fourth of eleven stations on the Kisoji. It is located in the present-day town of Kiso, in the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
History
[edit]Miyanokoshi was the childhood home of Minamoto no Yoshinaka, and there are still many ruins and artifacts related to him to be found in the town.[1] Additionally, it was the birthplace for many Kiso-area carpenters.[1]
Neighboring Post Towns
[edit]- Nakasendō & Kisoji
- Yabuhara-juku - Miyanokoshi-juku - Fukushima-juku
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series: Miyanokoshi-juku Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine. Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 26, 2007.