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Station of the Nakasendō in Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Ōmiya-shuku
大宮宿 | |
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Station of the Nakasendō | |
Coordinates: 35°54′31.5″N 139°37′34.4″E | |
Country | Japan |
Prefecture | Saitama |
Population (Tenpō era) | |
• Total | 1,500 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
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]
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