Nagakubo-shuku

Hiroshige's print of Nagakubo-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series. The title of this print is "Man on Horseback Crossing a Bridge." It is the Wada Bridge across the Yoda River.

Nagakubo-shuku (長久保宿, Nagakubo-shuku) was the twenty-seventh of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō (an historical major road). It is located in the present-day town of Nagawa, in the Chiisagata District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

History

Located between the Wada Pass and the Kasadori Pass, two difficult parts along the Nakasendō, Nagakubo flourished as a post down during the Edo period. As the town developed, its row houses eventually spread to side streets, giving it the rare shape of a key. At its most prosperous time, there were over 45 inns in which travelers could rest, making it a rather large post town.

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō

Ashida-shuku - Nagakubo-shuku - Wada-shuku