Itabashi Post Town

Japanese: 板橋宿 - いたばししゅく

The first post station on the Nakasendo road, located in the eastern part of the current Itabashi ward in Tokyo, was established in Shimoitabashi village, so it is also called Shimoitabashi. One of the four post stations in Edo. It is two and a half ri away from Nihonbashi, and two ri 10 cho away from the next post station, Warabi. There were 50 people and 50 horses in the post station. Itabashi developed around the bridge over the Shakujii River, from which the place name is derived. On the northwest side of the bridge is Kamijuku (present Honmachi), on the southeast side is Nakajuku (present Nakajuku), and further southeast of Nakajuku is Hiraojuku (present Itabashi 1-3-chome), and these three post stations provided the post station services. The eastern side of the post station was the lower residence of the Kaga Kanazawa domain. In 1843, there were 54 inns, 573 houses, and 2,448 people. The main inn was located in Naka-juku, and there was one waki-honjin in each of Kami, Naka, and Hirao (according to the "Yadomura Taigaicho"). Although the town was officially permitted to have 150 food sellers, it was a deserted entertainment area compared to the other three inns (Shinagawa-juku, Naito-shinjuku, and Senju-juku).

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Japanese:

現東京都板橋区の東部に形成された中山道の第１宿で，下板橋(しもいたばし)村内に成立したので下板橋宿ともいう。江戸四宿の一つ。日本橋からは２里半，次宿の蕨(わらび)宿まで２里10町。宿建人馬は50人・50匹。地名の由来となった石神井(しゃくじい)川に架かる板橋を中心に発達。橋の北西側が上宿（現本町），南東側が中宿（現仲宿(なかじゅく)）で，中宿のさらに南東に平尾宿（現板橋１丁目〜３丁目）が続き，この３宿で宿役を負担。宿の東側は加賀金沢藩の下屋敷であった。1843年には旅籠屋54軒，家数573・人数2448。本陣は中宿にあり，脇本陣は上・中・平尾の各宿に１軒ずつ（《宿村大概帳》）。食売(めしうり)女（飯盛女）150人を公許されていたが，他の３宿（品川宿・内藤新宿・千住宿）に比べ，遊興地としては寂れていた。

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