Oyama-shuku

Japanese: 小山宿 - おやましゅく
Oyama-shuku

...It is within commuting distance of Tokyo, about 70 km away, and as the next stop on the Tohoku Shinkansen after Omiya, the travel time to Tokyo is further shortened. [Masayasu Murakami]
[Oyama-juku]
A post station on the Nikko road in Shimotsuke Province. It appears as Oyama-go, Tsuga County in the Wamyōshō.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東京から約70kmで通勤圏内にあり,東北新幹線の大宮の次の停車駅として東京への時間距離はさらに短縮された。【村上 雅康】
[小山宿]
 下野国の日光道中の宿駅。《和名抄》に都賀郡小山郷と見える。…

※「小山宿」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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