Tanezu - Kusatsu

… [Shozo Ido]
[Kusatsu Post Town]
A post station in Omi Province, located at the junction of the Tokaido and Nakasendo roads. Originally written as Tanezu, it was named after the area, which was like a port where various goods were gathered and distributed. During the Muromachi period, the Kusatsu Imperial Palace was established here, where the Ashikaga Shogun used to stay and rest when he visited Ise Shrine, and it is clear that it flourished as a post station at the time.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…【井戸 庄三】
［草津宿］
　東海道と中山道の分岐点にあたる近江国の宿駅。もと種津と書き，種々の物資が集散する津のような土地であったことからその名がついたという。室町時代，足利将軍が伊勢参宮の際，休憩，宿泊に利用した草津御所が設けられており，当時，宿駅として栄えていたことがうかがえる。…

※「種津」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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