Suhara-juku explained

was the thirty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the seventh of eleven stations on the Kisoji. It is located in the present-day village of Ōkuwa, in the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

History

Of all of the post towns along the Kisoji, Suhara was the first one to be established,[1] though originally at a different location. After the town was washed away by a major flood in 1717, it was moved to its present location.

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō & Kisoji
  • Agematsu-juku - Suhara-juku - Nojiri-juku

    References

    1. http://www.localinfo.nagano-idc.com/kiso/syukuba/suhara/index.html Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series: Suhara-juku

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