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Mochizuki-shuku 望月宿
| Nakasendō (中山道) | Station 25 of 69 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto (via Kusatsu) |
|---|---|
| Present-day location | Saku, Nagano, Japan |
| Prefecture | Nagano (Chubu region) |
| Distance from Nihonbashi | About 177 km (by the historical station tables) |
| Next station | Ashida-shuku — about 4.8 km on |
| Coordinates | 36.2658° N, 138.3622° E |
Mochizuki-shuku (望月宿, Mochizuki-shuku) was the twenty-fifth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Saku, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
History
Located at the base of Mount Tateshina, Mochizuki has long been known for its horses. The area received its name, which roughly means "desirable moon," because it used to give horses to the Imperial Court and the shogunate on the day of the full moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, according to the old calendar.
Mimakigahara was located to the northeast of the post town. During the Heian and Kamakura periods of Japan, Mimakigahara was an imperial pasture.
Neighboring Post Towns
- Nakasendō
- Yawata-shuku - Mochizuki-shuku - Ashida-shuku
- (Motai-shuku was an ai no shuku located between Mochizuki-shuku and Ashida-shuku.)
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Mochizuki-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).
