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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)




References

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• Shimosuwa-shuku
• Shimosuwa
• Kōshū Kaidō
• 69 Stations of the Nakasendō
• Shiojiri-shuku
• Ai no shuku
• Edo Five Routes
• Nakasendō
• Shinmachi-shuku
• The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō