Otai-shuku (小田井宿, Otai-shuku) was the twenty-first of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Miyota, in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
History
Otai-shuku originated between 473 and 492 AD and developed into a post town over one thousand years later, during the Keichō era. Because Otai-shuku was small there were only five rest areas in the entire post town, daimyōs tended to stay at the neighboring Oiwake-shuku, which was much larger. The Otai-shuku Festival was established to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the post town; this festival takes place on August 16 of each year.
Neighboring post towns
- Nakasendō
- Oiwake-shuku - Otai-shuku - Iwamurada-shuku
References
- Nakasendo: Otai-shuku. Shunji Mori. Accessed August 14, 2007.
- Nakasendō: Shinshū Miyota. Miyota-machi Tourist Association. Accessed August 30, 2007.
- Otai-juku Matsuri: Shinshū Miyota. Miyota-machi Tourist Association. Accessed August 14, 2007.
| Stations of the Nakasendō | |
|---|---|
| Musashi | |
| Kōzuke | |
| Shinano | |
| Mino | |
| Ōmi | |
| Yamashiro | |
36°18′22.2″N 138°29′49.6″E / 36.306167°N 138.497111°E / 36.306167; 138.497111
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