Urawa-shuku

Keisai Eisen's print of Urawa-shuku, part of the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō

Urawa-shuku (浦和宿, Urawa-shuku) was the third of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in Urawa-ku in the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its stone ruins can be found 300 meters from Tsuki Shrine (調神社 Tsuki Jinja).[1] Presently, there is a flea market that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every month in Urawa-shuku's Tsuki Shrine.[2]

Neighboring Post Towns

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Nakasendō
Warabi-shuku - Urawa-shuku - Ōmiya-shuku

References

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  1. ^ Nakasendō Hitori Aruku Ki: Urawa-shuku Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Hide-san. Accessed July 17, 2007.
  2. ^ Urawa-juku, Furusato-shi Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Gojyaku. Accessed July 17, 2007.

35°51′40.9″N 139°39′9.2″E / 35.861361°N 139.652556°E / 35.861361; 139.652556