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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''), and was home to about 1700 people. 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]].
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.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]