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Shimosuwa-shuku 下諏訪宿
| Nakasendō (中山道) | Station 29 of 69 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto (via Kusatsu) |
|---|---|
| Present-day location | Shimosuwa, Nagano, Japan |
| Prefecture | Nagano (Chubu region) |
| Distance from Nihonbashi | About 216 km (by the historical station tables) |
| Next station | Shiojiri-shuku — about 11.5 km on |
| Coordinates | 36.07636° N, 138.09047° E |
Shimosuwa-shuku (下諏訪宿, Shimosuwa-shuku) was the twenty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as being the ending location of the Kōshū Kaidō. It is located in the present-day town of Shimosuwa, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
History
First built around 1601, Shimosawa-shuku flourished as a post town because it was located between two difficult mountain passes, Wada Pass and Shiojiri Pass. The town's onsens made it a heavily used rest area. It also served as the entrance to the Suwa Taisha.
Records show that in 1843, Shimosuwa-juku had 1,345 residents and 315 buildings. Among the building, there was one honjin, one sub-honjin, and 40 hatago.
Neighboring post towns
- Nakasendō
- Wada-shuku - Shimosuwa-shuku - Shiojiri-shuku
- Kōshū Kaidō
- Kamisuwa-shuku - Shimosuwa-shuku (ending location)
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Shimosuwa-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).
