 Last additions - Musa-juku 武佐宿 |
Hiroshige's woodblock print of Musa-juku (67th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. A bridge of boats.Apr 24, 2011
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Musa-juku was the sixty-sixth of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road. It is the seventh Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Echigawa-juku in Aisho). MAPMusa was one of ten Nakasendo stations in Shiga. There is very little left. Near Ohmi Railways Musa Station, a short ride from Omi-Hachiman.Mar 23, 2007
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Inn sign. The 200-year-old Nakamura-ya inn burned down on Dec. 10, 2010.Jan 10, 2006
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Musa-juku 武佐宿Jan 10, 2006
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Musa's HonjinJan 10, 2006
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Site of Musa-juku's Honjin, the town's exclusive lodging for VIPs to stopover or rest. Only the gate remains.Jan 10, 2006
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Honjin signJan 10, 2006
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Hatago inn called Nakamura-ya, this was the only remaining inn in Musa-juku. Unfortunately, this inn was destroyed by an early morning fire on Dec. 10, 2010. No one was hurt. The inn owners were sleeping on the 1st floor and they escaped.Jan 10, 2006
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