Ōmiya-shuku
大宮宿
Station of the Nakasendō
Keisai Eisen's print of Ōmiya-shuku, part of the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
Keisai Eisen's print of Ōmiya-shuku, part of the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
CountryJapan
PrefectureSaitama
Population
 (Tenpō era)
 • Total1,500
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)

Ōmiya-shuku (大宮宿, Ōmiya-shuku) was the fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the Ōmiya ward and Kita ward of the present-day city of Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[1]

History

Larger than its two neighboring post towns, Urawa-shuku and Ageo-shuku, Ōmiya-shuku was recorded to have had a population of over 1,500 people with over 300 homes during the Tenpō era.[1] It also had the largest number (nine) of secondary honjin along the Nakasendō.[1]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō
Urawa-shuku - Ōmiya-shuku - Ageo-shuku

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ōmiya-shuku. Saitama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed July 20, 2007.

35°54′31.5″N 139°37′34.4″E / 35.908750°N 139.626222°E / 35.908750; 139.626222

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