Shinmachi-shuku

Hiroshige's print of Shinmachi-shuku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

Shinmachi-shuku (新町宿 Shinmachi-shuku) was the eleventh of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

History

Though Shinmachi-shuku is the eleventh post station on the Nakasendō, it was actually the last station to be developed.[1]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō
Honjō-shuku - Shinmanchi-shuku - Kuragano-shuku

References

  1. Kamisato-machi: Rekishi & Bunkasai. Kamisato Town Hall. Accessed August 28, 2007.

Coordinates: 36°16′36″N 139°06′31″E / 36.2766°N 139.1086°E / 36.2766; 139.1086

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