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Nakasendō · Station 3 of 69
Urawa-shuku 浦和宿
| Nakasendō (中山道) | Station 3 of 69 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto (via Kusatsu) |
|---|---|
| Present-day location | Saitama (city), Saitama, Japan |
| Prefecture | Saitama (Kanto region) |
| Distance from Nihonbashi | About 24.2 km (by the historical station tables) |
| Next station | Ōmiya-shuku — about 5.0 km on |
| Coordinates | 35.86131° N, 139.65262° E |
Urawa-shuku (浦和宿, Urawa-shuku) was the third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in Urawa-ku in the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its stone ruins can be found 300 meters from Tsuki Shrine (調神社 Tsuki Jinja). Presently, there is a flea market that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every month in Urawa-shuku's Tsuki Shrine.
Neighboring Post Towns
- Nakasendō
- Warabi-shuku - Urawa-shuku - Ōmiya-shuku
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Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Urawa-shuku 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).
