Shukuba (宿場) were post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also...

the governance of their territory. Chiba prospered in this period as a shukuba (宿場) post-town of the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration in...

for an inn for government officials, generally located in post stations (shukuba) during the later part of the Edo period. Originally, honjin were places...

Hiroshige". Japan Atlas: Nakasendo. WebJapan. Retrieved August 2, 2007. Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine. (in Japanese)...

a shukuba was constructed on the Aizu side of the pass, to all travelers to rest before attempting the steep road across the mountains. This shukuba was...

nationwide laws written on a wooden plate, placed in the kōsatsu-ba of the shukuba or sekisho (関所), the border between han, where there was frequent traffic...

task. Along the Tōkaidō, there were government-sanctioned post stations (shukuba) for travelers' rest. These stations consisted of porter stations and horse...

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continued to flourish even after Japan's unification as both an important shukuba along the Edo period Nakasendō and, later, as one of Japan's fashion centers...

road was found in the town, called Ishibe-juku. These post stations, or Shukuba, allowed travellers to rest on their journey and present their travelling...