Nagakubo-shuku

It is located in the present-day town of Nagawa, in the Chiisagata District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Much of the original town was destroyed by a flood in 1631, and relocated a slight distance to higher ground.

As the town developed, its row houses eventually spread to side streets, giving it the rare shape of a key.

Per an 1843 guidebook issued by the Inspector of Highways (道中奉行, Dōchu-būgyō), there were over 187 inns in which travelers could rest, including one honjin, one waki-honjin, and 43 hatago, with a total resident population of 721 people.

Many of the buildings of Nagakubo-shuku have been preserved, and the area is a tourist attraction within the town of Nagawa.

Hiroshige 's print of Nagakubo-shuku, part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series. The title of this print is "Man on Horseback Crossing a Bridge." It is the Wada Bridge across the Yoda River .
modern-day Nagakubo-shuku