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*''Japanese'': 宮宿 ''(Miya juku)''
Miya-juku, the 41st station on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] highway, was located at [[Atsuta Shrine]] near [[Nagoya]]. It was also the junction point between the Tôkaidô and the [[Mino Road]], a route which extended northward to connect with the [[Nakasendo|Nakasendô]] at [[Tarui-juku]] (Tarui, [[Gifu prefecture]]).<ref>"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%BE%8E%E6%BF%83%E8%B7%AF Minoji]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.</ref>
The next Tôkaidô station to the east was [[Narumi-juku]], in what is today Midori Ward, Nagoya City. Miya was linked to [[Kuwana-juku]] across [[Ise Bay]] to the west via the [[Shichiri no watashi]] ferryboat crossing. A shortcut known as the [[Saya kaido|Saya kaidô]] allowed for a shorter (and thus safer) crossing.<ref>''Aisai-shi megurutto'' (愛西市めぐるっと) tourism pamphlet, Aisai City, Aichi prefecture.</ref>
The station was home to two ''[[honjin]]'', known as the ''aka honjin'' (Red Honjin) and ''shiro honjin'' (White Honjin). In the 1830s-40s, the ''aka honjin'' was about 236 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'' (800m<sup>2</sup>) in size, being about 16 ''ma'' wide by 21 ''ma'' deep. The proprietor of the ''aka honjin'' in each generation was known as Nanbu Shingozaemon; the lord of [[Nagoya han|Nagoya]] granted him the privileges of wearing a sword and bearing a surname. In peak years, Miya-juku saw more travelers than many other ''shukuba'', bringing in as much as 100-150 ''[[Japanese currency|ryô]]'' per year.<ref>Miyamoto, ''Nihon no shuku'', 178-179.</ref>
The ''honjin'' burned down in World War II and have not been reconstructed.
The nearby Buddhist temple of [[Kaikoku-ji]] is the site of the grave of Tokashiki ''peechin'' [[Ma Genei|Ma Gen'ei]], a member of the [[1748]] [[Ryukyuan embassy on Edo]] who died while the embassy passed through the area.<ref>Hirayama Toshijirô 平山敏治郎, "Nyûrai Ryûkyû ki" 入来琉球記, Minzoku gaku kenkyûsho kiyô 民俗学研究所紀要 3 (1978/12), 101, according to kafu of Shisan Tokashiki peechin Shinfu 渡嘉敷親雲上真冨 (Ma Gen’ei 麻元英).</ref>
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{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Kuwana-juku]]'''
|width="35%"|'''Stations of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]'''
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Narumi-juku]]'''
|}
</center>
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at the former site of the ''Aka Honjin'', 909 Sukacho, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0042.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/31362852827/sizes/h/]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
Miya-juku, the 41st station on the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]] highway, was located at [[Atsuta Shrine]] near [[Nagoya]]. It was also the junction point between the Tôkaidô and the [[Mino Road]], a route which extended northward to connect with the [[Nakasendo|Nakasendô]] at [[Tarui-juku]] (Tarui, [[Gifu prefecture]]).<ref>"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%BE%8E%E6%BF%83%E8%B7%AF Minoji]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.</ref>
The next Tôkaidô station to the east was [[Narumi-juku]], in what is today Midori Ward, Nagoya City. Miya was linked to [[Kuwana-juku]] across [[Ise Bay]] to the west via the [[Shichiri no watashi]] ferryboat crossing. A shortcut known as the [[Saya kaido|Saya kaidô]] allowed for a shorter (and thus safer) crossing.<ref>''Aisai-shi megurutto'' (愛西市めぐるっと) tourism pamphlet, Aisai City, Aichi prefecture.</ref>
The station was home to two ''[[honjin]]'', known as the ''aka honjin'' (Red Honjin) and ''shiro honjin'' (White Honjin). In the 1830s-40s, the ''aka honjin'' was about 236 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'' (800m<sup>2</sup>) in size, being about 16 ''ma'' wide by 21 ''ma'' deep. The proprietor of the ''aka honjin'' in each generation was known as Nanbu Shingozaemon; the lord of [[Nagoya han|Nagoya]] granted him the privileges of wearing a sword and bearing a surname. In peak years, Miya-juku saw more travelers than many other ''shukuba'', bringing in as much as 100-150 ''[[Japanese currency|ryô]]'' per year.<ref>Miyamoto, ''Nihon no shuku'', 178-179.</ref>
The ''honjin'' burned down in World War II and have not been reconstructed.
The nearby Buddhist temple of [[Kaikoku-ji]] is the site of the grave of Tokashiki ''peechin'' [[Ma Genei|Ma Gen'ei]], a member of the [[1748]] [[Ryukyuan embassy on Edo]] who died while the embassy passed through the area.<ref>Hirayama Toshijirô 平山敏治郎, "Nyûrai Ryûkyû ki" 入来琉球記, Minzoku gaku kenkyûsho kiyô 民俗学研究所紀要 3 (1978/12), 101, according to kafu of Shisan Tokashiki peechin Shinfu 渡嘉敷親雲上真冨 (Ma Gen’ei 麻元英).</ref>
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Kuwana-juku]]'''
|width="35%"|'''Stations of the [[Tokaido|Tôkaidô]]'''
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Narumi-juku]]'''
|}
</center>
{{stub}}
==References==
*Plaques on-site at the former site of the ''Aka Honjin'', 909 Sukacho, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 456-0042.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/31362852827/sizes/h/]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]