Banba Post Station

Japanese: 番場宿 - ばんばのしゅく

A post station in Sakata County, Omi Province. It is currently Maibara Town, Shiga Prefecture (now Maibara City). It was a key transportation point on the ancient Tosando, the medieval Tokaido, and the modern Nakasendo. In 1246, Minamoto no Yoritsune spent the night at Baba on his way back to Kyoto, and in 1280, Asukai Masaari stayed at Bamba no Yado. On May 9, 1333, Hojo Nakatoki, the Northern Tandai of Rokuhara, and his men, who had been attacked by Ashikaga Takauji and were heading to Kanto, were cut off from their retreat by Kyogoku Doyo (Sasaki Takauji), and more than 430 people, including lords and followers, committed suicide at Banba Rengeji Temple (Taiheiki). Death registers and gravestones remain. In 1479, the tipping fee between Ono and Banba was 70 mon, and between Banba and Samegai it was 100 mon. During the Edo period, Banba-juku was relocated northeast due to its connection with Maibara Port, and around 1843 the townscape of the post town was over 1 cho 10 ken from north to south, with 117 houses, a population of 808, one main inn, one waki-honin, six horse and man-horse relay wholesale offices, six wholesalers, elders, two village headmen, two sidemen, two account keepers, two horsemen, and two man-to-foot relayers, and there were 50 people and 50 horses running the inn, and 10 inns (Yadomura Daigaicho).

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Japanese:

近江国坂田郡にあった宿駅。現在の滋賀県米原(まいはら)町（現・米原市）にあたる。古代の東山道，中世の東海道，近世の中山(なかせん)道が通る交通の要所であった。1246年帰洛途次の源頼経(よりつね)が〈馬場〉で一泊，1280年には飛鳥井雅有が〈ばんばの宿〉に宿泊している。1333年５月９日，足利尊氏に攻められ関東に下る六波羅北方探題北条仲時らは，京極道誉（佐々木高氏）に退路を断たれて番場蓮華(れんげ)寺で主従あわせ430余人が自害に及んだ（《太平記》）。過去帳と墓石群が残されている。1479年当時，小野と番場の間の駄賃は70文，番場と醒井(さめがい)の間は100文であった。江戸時代の番場宿は米原湊との関連で北東に移転し，1843年頃の宿場の町並みは南北１町10間余，家数117軒，人数808人，本陣１軒・脇本陣１軒，人馬継立問屋場６ヵ所，問屋・年寄兼帯６人・庄屋２人・横目２人・帳付２人・馬指２人・人足指２人などの役人がおり，宿建人馬は50人・50疋で，旅籠は10軒を数えた（《宿村大概帳》）。

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