Motoyama-juku

Hiroshige's print of Motoyama-juku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series

Motoyama-juku (本山宿 Motoyama-juku) was the thirty-second of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the central part of the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

History

Motoyama became a post town in 1614, when the Nakasendō's route was changed. It became a post town at the same time as Shiojiri-juku and Seba-juku. It became known throughout the country for its soba noodles.^[1]

Neighboring post towns

Nakasendō

Seba-juku - Motoyama-juku - Niekawa-juku

References

1. Kaidō ga Kōsa Suru Kōtsū no Yōjutsu. Shiojiri City Hall. Accessed July 23, 2007.