Imasu-juku

Imasu-juku (今須宿, Imasu-juku) was the fifty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Sekigahara, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Hiroshige's print of Imasu-juku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

History

This Edo period post town flourished along the Nakasendō because it also connected with Kurihangaidō (九里半街道),[2] a trade road that connected the northwestern shores of Lake Biwa with Obama.[3] Along with Tarui-juku, it was the first post town of the Five Routes of Edo to be serviced by cars.[2]

In 1843, the post station of Imasu-juku had 1,784 residents and 464 buildings. Among the buildings, there was one honjin, two sub-honjin, and 13 hatago.

Neighboring Post Towns
Nakasendō
Sekigahara-juku - Imasu-juku - Kashiwabara-juku

References
  1. Imasu-juku
  2. Nakasendo Imasu-juku Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Ibisoku Co., Ltd. Accessed July 11, 2007.
  3. Kurihangaidō. t.keiko. Accessed July 13, 2007.

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