Omiya Post Town

...The area around Hikawa Shrine is the prefectural Omiya Park, which includes sports facilities and the prefectural museum, and there is also a bonsai village nearby. [Juro Arai]
[Omiya Post Town]
A post station in Musashi Province on the Nakasendo road, it was an important location for transportation. Its first appearance in literature was in a letter of transfer of donnashoki (the Mera documents) dated December 9, 1368 (Shohei 23/Oan 1).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Omiya-juku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…氷川神社一帯は競技施設や県立博物館などのある県営大宮公園となり，近くには盆栽村がある。【新井 寿郎】
［大宮宿］
　中山道武蔵国の宿駅で運輸交通の要地。文献上の初見は1368年(正平23∥応安1)12月9日の檀那職譲状(米良文書)。…

※「大宮宿」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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