The place that was originally called Karuisawa is, in actuality, approximately two to three kilometers from the post town, which is located at the western entrance to the Usui Pass. Karuisawa-shuku flourished more than any other post town along the Nakasendō, with five honjin and sub-honjin, in addition to over 100 other structures for travelers. During the Edo period, the post town also employed hundreds of meshimori onna (飯盛女), women who were employed by the Shōgun to serve food to travelers. To the east of the post town, a bridge crossed over the Yakazaki River, where travelers reluctantly parted with the meshimori onna.
From the Meiji period onwards, Karuisawa became a popular place with Western missionaries. It was at this point that the area's name changed from "Karuisawa" to the modern "Karuizawa," which is easier for foreigners to pronounce. Because there was a large number of foreigners in the area, many western-styled structures were also built up, which has resulted in few structures from the past remaining today.
karuisawa, shuku, 軽井沢宿, eighteenth, sixty, nine, stations, nakasendō, located, northern, portion, present, town, karuizawa, kitasaku, district, nagano, prefecture, japan, from, preceding, post, station, sakamoto, shuku, from, following, kutsukake, shuku, hiros. Karuisawa shuku 軽井沢宿 Karuisawa shuku was the eighteenth of the sixty nine stations of the Nakasendō It is located in the northern portion of the present day town of Karuizawa in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture Japan Karuisawa shuku is 10 km 6 2 mi from the preceding post station Sakamoto shuku and 4 km 2 5 mi from the following one Kutsukake shuku 1 Hiroshige s print of Karuisawa shuku part of The Sixty nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō seriesHistory EditThe place that was originally called Karuisawa is in actuality approximately two to three kilometers from the post town which is located at the western entrance to the Usui Pass Karuisawa shuku flourished more than any other post town along the Nakasendō with five honjin and sub honjin in addition to over 100 other structures for travelers During the Edo period the post town also employed hundreds of meshimori onna 飯盛女 women who were employed by the Shōgun to serve food to travelers To the east of the post town a bridge crossed over the Yakazaki River where travelers reluctantly parted with the meshimori onna From the Meiji period onwards Karuisawa became a popular place with Western missionaries It was at this point that the area s name changed from Karuisawa to the modern Karuizawa which is easier for foreigners to pronounce Because there was a large number of foreigners in the area many western styled structures were also built up which has resulted in few structures from the past remaining today Neighboring Post Towns EditNakasendō Sakamoto shuku Karuisawa shuku Kutsukake shukuReferences Edit Yama to Keikoku Publishing 2006 Nakasendō o Aruku Revised ed Osaka Yama to Keikoku Publishing ISBN 4 635 60037 8 Coordinates 36 21 31 N 138 38 08 E 36 3586 N 138 6355 E 36 3586 138 6355 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karuisawa shuku amp oldid 786451252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
