Kanuma-shuku

Japanese: 鹿沼宿 - かぬましゅく
Kanuma-shuku

...Kenuma is known as the home of pumice soil for gardening, famous as Kanuma soil, and Satsuki azalea.
[Kanuma-shuku]
A post town on the Mibu Street (Nikko Reiheishi Kaido) in Shimotsuke Province. It was the center of the Oshiwara district in the Middle Ages, and was built by the Mibu clan, who controlled the Kanuma clan, in 1532 (Tenbun 1), but fell in 1590 (Tensho 18).

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鹿沼土として有名な園芸用の軽石土やサツキの本場として知られる。【村上 雅康】
[鹿沼宿]
 下野国の壬生通り(日光例幣使街道)の宿場。中世の押原郷の中心で,鹿沼氏を抑えた壬生氏が1532年(天文1)築城したが,90年(天正18)没落した。…

※「鹿沼宿」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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