Annaka-shuku

Annaka-shuku (安中宿, Annaka-shuku) was the fifteenth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Batō Kan'on (馬頭漢音 horsehead gods) lined the way to the post town.[1]

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

Neighboring Post Towns
Nakasendō
Itahana-shuku - Annaka-shuku - Matsuida-shuku

References
  1. Hiroshige - Kisokaido Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine. www.hiroshige.org.uk. Accessed October 24, 2007.

36.3243°N 138.8894°E / 36.3243; 138.8894

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