was the second of the
sixty-nine stations of the
Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day city of
Warabi,
Saitama Prefecture,
Japan, approximately 19km from the starting point in
Nihonbashi.
History
Warabi was originally built up as a castle town during the
Sengoku period for the Shibukawa family. During the
Edo period, it became a post town along the Nakasendō. At its peak, it had a population of 2,223 people, with 430 homes, two
honjin and one secondary
honjin.
Neighboring Post Towns
Nakasendō
- Itabashi-shuku - Warabi-shuku - Urawa-shuku
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