Ōmiya-shuku explained

Ōmiya-shuku
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Station of the Nakasendō
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Saitama
Subdivision Type3:District
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1500
Population As Of:Tenpō era
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address

was the fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the Ōmiya ward and Kita ward of the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

History

Larger than its two neighboring post towns, Urawa-shuku and Ageo-shuku, Ōmiya-shuku was recorded to have had a population of over 1,500 people with over 300 homes during the Tenpō era.[1] It also had the largest number (nine) of secondary honjin along the Nakasendō.[1]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō
  • Urawa-shukuŌmiya-shukuAgeo-shuku

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.saitamacci.or.jp/exploration/omiyajuku.asp Ōmiya-shuku