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Nakasendō · Station 32 of 69
Motoyama-juku 本山宿
| Nakasendō (中山道) | Station 32 of 69 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto (via Kusatsu) |
|---|---|
| Present-day location | Sōga, Nagano, Japan |
| Prefecture | Nagano (Chubu region) |
| Distance from Nihonbashi | About 238 km (by the historical station tables) |
| Next station | Niekawa-juku — about 7.9 km on |
| Coordinates | 36.06065° N, 137.90144° E |
Motoyama-juku (本山宿, Motoyama-juku) was the thirty-second of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the central part of the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
History
Motoyama became a post town in 1614, when the Nakasendō's route was changed. It became a post town at the same time as Shiojiri-juku and Seba-juku. It became known throughout the country for its soba noodles.
Neighboring post towns
- Nakasendō
- Seba-juku - Motoyama-juku - Niekawa-juku
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Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Motoyama-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).
