Usukura Shinemon Family

...In the Tenpo period, the length of the road was 25 cho 55 ken, there were 319 houses, 1,508 people, 1 main inn, 9 side inns, 25 inns, and 4 wholesaler's offices. The main inns were originally run by the Usukura Shin'emon family, and from the Bunsei period (1818-30) onwards, the Yamazaki Kizaemon family. In addition, the Kitazawa Jinnojo family established the Kishu Takaba Honjin, and together with the Matsumoto Man'emon family, they served as the Kishu Takaba Bird Watchers. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Usukura Shiniemon family" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…天保期の宿の状況は往還の長さ25町55間，戸口319軒，1508人，本陣1，脇本陣9，旅籠屋25軒，問屋場は4ヵ所。本陣は初め臼倉新右衛門家，文政期(1818‐30)以降には山崎喜左衛門家が勤めた。このほか北沢甚之丞家に紀州鷹場本陣が置かれ，松本万右衛門家とともに紀州鷹場鳥見役を勤めた。…

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