NichiDict

宿場

しゅくば
[shukuba]

Meanings

1.Noun

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage

Examples

旅人は宿場で休んだ。

Travelers rested at the post station.

宿場は旅籠や商店で賑わった。

The post station bustled with inns and shops.

東海道には多くの宿場が置かれていた。

Many post stations were located along the Tokaido road.