was the forty-first of the sixty-nine stations of the

Nakasendō The , also called the ,Richard Lane, ''Images from the Floating World'' (1978) Chartwell, Secaucus ; pg. 285 was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 ...

, as well as the ninth of eleven stations on the

Kisoji The was an old trade route in the Kiso Valley that stretched from Niekawa-juku in Nagano Prefecture to Magome-juku in Gifu Prefecture. There were eleven resting spots along the route, all of which became part of the Nakasendō when it was establi ...

. It is located in the present-day town of Nagiso, in the Kiso District of

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the n ...

, Japan. It was originally written as 御殿宿 (''Midono-juku'').Kisoro wo Ikou
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Accessed July 20, 2007.

History

The northern part of Nagiso Station marks the original location of Midono-juku. However, after a large fire in 1881 that destroyed many of the buildings, the town decided to develop rail connections and moved Midono-juku to its present location. Throughout the town, you can find representative buildings of

Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...

, Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa periods,Tsumago-juku, Magome-juku, Midono-juku
. Nagiso Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed July 20, 2007. including the remains of a large electric station from the Taishō period.
. Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 25, 2007.

Neighboring Post Towns

;Nakasendō & Kisoji : Nojiri-juku - Midono-juku -

Tsumago-juku was the forty-second of the sixty-nine post towns on the Nakasendō. It is located in Nagiso, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has been restored to its appearance as an Edo-era post town and is now a popular tourist destination. ...

References

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