period to the beginning of the Meiji era. It is also the house where former Prime Minister Sosuke Uno was born and raised. Moriyama-juku in The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō Utagawa Hiroshige's ukiyo-e print of Moriyama-juku dates from 1835 -1838. The print depicts a placid scene in the post station with several open-fronted buildings facing the Yasugawa River. Mount Mikami is shown in the background, as the setting in spring, with many sakura trees in full bloom. Each building has a different style of roof. On the right, a waitress tries to entice travelers into a tea house, but a peddler, man on a packhorse, and porters with a kago (palanquin) pass by. The middle tea house appears marginally more successful, as one person is seated on the verandah. Neighboring post towns Nakasendō Musa-juku - Moriyama-juku - Kusatsu-juku References External links Hiroshige Kiso-Kaido series Moriyama on Kiso Kaido Road Shiga-Biwako Visitors Guide Notes Stations of the Nakasendō Stations of the Nakasendō in Shiga Prefecture Ōmi Province Moriyama, Shiga