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stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place
wholesale rag dealer
江戸時代には街道に立て場が設けられていた。
In the Edo period, stopping places were set up along highways.
旅人は立て場で馬を休ませてから出発した。
Travelers rested their horses at the stopping place before departing.
この辺りにはかつて立て場があったらしい。
It seems there used to be a stopping place around here.