宿しゅく場ば

noun

post station; relay station

Historical term for a station along major roads such as the Tōkaidō during the Edo period, where travelers could rest, change horses, and find lodging. Often used in historical or travel contexts.

See also: 宿駅

• 東とう海かい道どうには五ご十じゅう三さんの宿しゅく場ばがあった。

  There were fifty-three post stations along the Tōkaidō.

• この町まちは昔むかし、宿しゅく場ば町まちとして栄さかえた。

  This town once flourished as a post station town.