Ashida-shuku
Ashida-shuku (芦田宿, Ashida-shuku) was the twenty-sixth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Tateshina, in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Hiroshige's print of Ashida-shuku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
History
Ashida-shuku was formed in 1601, during the Edo period, when the Nakasendō's route was altered and the government ordered creation of new post towns.[1] It was located near the eastern entrance to the Kasadori Pass and was well known for its silk production.
Neighboring post towns
- Nakasendō
- Mochizuki-shuku - Ashida-shuku - Nagakubo-shuku
- (Motai-shuku was an ai no shuku located between Mochizuki-shuku and Ashida-shuku.)
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References
- Kyū-Ashida-shuku Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Town of Tateshina. Accessed August 2, 2007.
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