Back Σουκούμπα Greek شوکوبا Persian Shukuba Finnish Shukuba French Sukuba Hungarian 宿場 Japanese 슈쿠바 Korean Shukuba NB Shukuba Polish Сюкуба Russian
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2024) |
Shukuba (宿場) were staging post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called shuku-eki (宿駅). These stage stations, or "stage station towns (宿場町, shukuba-machi)" developed around them, were places where travelers could rest on their journey around the nation.[1] They were created based on policies for the transportation of goods by horseback that were developed during the Nara and Heian periods.
- ^ William E. Deal (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan. Oxford University Press. p. 61. ISBN 9780195331264.