Kusatsu Imperial Palace

…It was originally written as Tanezu, and the name comes from the fact that it was a port-like area where various goods were gathered and distributed. During the Muromachi period, the Kusatsu Imperial Palace was established here, where Shogun Ashikaga used to stay and rest when he visited Ise Shrine, and it is clear that it flourished as a post station at the time. During the Edo period, it was one of the largest post stations on the Tokaido Road, and the Nakasendo Road branched off from it in the center of the post station. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the Kusatsu Imperial Palace is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…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。江戸時代には東海道五十三次の中でも有数の大宿駅で，宿の中央部で中山道が分岐していた。…

※「草津御所」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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