Shinmachi-shuku

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.

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

History

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

Neighboring post towns
Nakasendō
Honjō-shuku - Shinmanchi-shuku - Kuragano-shuku

References
  1. Kamisato-machi: Rekishi & Bunkasai Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Kamisato Town Hall. Accessed August 28, 2007.

36.2766°N 139.1086°E / 36.2766; 139.1086

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