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Nakasendō · Station 36 of 69
Miyanokoshi-juku 宮ノ越宿
| Nakasendō (中山道) | Station 36 of 69 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto (via Kusatsu) |
|---|---|
| Present-day location | Kiso, Nagano, Japan |
| Prefecture | Nagano (Chubu region) |
| Distance from Nihonbashi | About 266 km (by the historical station tables) |
| Next station | Fukushimajuku — about 7.0 km on |
| Coordinates | 35.88691° N, 137.7604° E |
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
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. Additionally, it was the birthplace for many Kiso-area carpenters.
Neighboring Post Towns
- Nakasendō & Kisoji
- Yabuhara-juku - Miyanokoshi-juku - Fukushima-juku
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Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Miyanokoshi-juku by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Station facts cross-checked with the road station lists (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).
