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Nakasendō · Station 26 of 69
Ashida-shuku 芦田宿
| Nakasendō (中山道) | Station 26 of 69 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto (via Kusatsu) |
|---|---|
| Present-day location | Tateshina, Nagano, Japan |
| Prefecture | Nagano (Chubu region) |
| Distance from Nihonbashi | About 181 km (by the historical station tables) |
| Next station | Nagakubo-shuku — about 5.7 km on |
| Coordinates | 36.2732° N, 138.3146° E |
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.
History
Ashida-shuku was formed in 1601 (1601), during the Edo period, when the Nakasendō's route was altered and the government ordered creation of new post towns. 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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Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Ashida-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).
