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[[File:Moriyama-hiroshige.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Moriyama as depicted in [[Hiroshige|Hiroshige's]] "69 Stations of the Kiso Kaidô" series]]
*''Japanese'': 守山宿 ''(Moriyama juku)''
*''Japanese'': 守山宿 ''(Moriyama juku)''
Moriyama-juku was the 67th of the 69 [[post-station]]s along the [[Nakasendo|Nakasendô]] highway. It is today located in Moriyama city, [[Shiga prefecture]].
Moriyama-juku was the 67th of the 69 [[post-station]]s along the [[Nakasendo|Nakasendô]] highway. It is today located in Moriyama city, [[Shiga prefecture]].
In the [[Edo period]], the main stretch of the post-town was about 1300 meters long (11 ''[[Japanese Measurements|chô]]'', 53 ''ken''), and was home to about 1700 people.<ref>Pamphlet, Nakasendô kaidô bunka kôryûkan, Moriyama.</ref>
In the [[Edo period]], the main stretch of the post-town was about 1300 meters long (11 ''[[Japanese Measurements|chô]]'', 53 ''ken''), situated between the Mitotsugawa River to the north and the Kikkawa River to the south. It was home to about 1700 people. A [[1677]] map shows some 77 buildings along the Nakasendô, surrounded by agricultural fields. The primary ''honjin'' was run by a Komiyayama Kyûemon; following the end of the [[Edo period]], the site was home to a post office and post office manager's residence until 2004, when it was torn down. Today, a stone marker stands on the site. Two ''[[toiyaba]]'' were maintained near the southern end of town, providing porters and [[denma|post-horses]] to travelers.
The neighboring ''kashuku'' (additional post-town) of Imajuku was linked to Moriyama across a short bridge spanning a narrow river; it contained additional inns, [[teahouses]], and the like.
One of the chief temples in the town is Tômon-in, also known as Tômon-in Moriyama-dera. It is said to have been established by [[Saicho|Saichô]] sometime in the Enryaku era ([[782]]-[[806]]) to guard the town from the ''kimon'' (lit. "devil's gate") direction. [[Korean embassies to Edo]] frequently took up lodgings at this temple on their way to and from [[Edo]].
The local [[Tenjin|Tenmangû]] Shrine was long home to a series of paintings of the 36 Poetry Immortals (''[[Sanjurokkasen|Sanjûrokkasen]]'') painted on wooden boards. Today, these are held at the nearby Nakasendô Kaidô Bunka Kôryûkan.
Moriyama is the hometown of Uno Sôsuke, who served briefly as [[Prime Minister]] in 1989. A historic ''[[machiya]]'' associated with him is open to the public as a historic house and rentable venue today.
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==References==
==References==
*Pamphlet, Nakasendô kaidô bunka kôryûkan, Moriyama.
*Plaques on-site at Moriyama.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/50110311868/sizes/k/][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/50110312123/sizes/h/]
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[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
