was the forty-first of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as the ninth of eleven stations on the Kisoji. It is located in the present-day town of Nagiso, in the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was originally written as 御殿宿 (Midono-juku).Kisoro wo Ikou. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Accessed July 20, 2007.
History The northern part of Nagiso Station marks the original location of Midono-juku. However, after a large fire in 1881 that destroyed many of the buildings, the town decided to develop rail connections and moved Midono-juku to its present location. Throughout the town, you can find representative buildings of Edo, Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa periods,Tsumago-juku, Magome-juku, Midono-juku . Nagiso Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed July 20, 2007. including the remains of a large electric station from the Taishō period.Kisoji Shukuba-machi Series: Midono-juku . Higashi Nihon Denshin Denwa. Accessed July 25, 2007.
Neighboring Post Towns Nakasendō & Kisoji Nojiri-juku - Midono-juku - Tsumago-juku
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