宿しゅく駅えき

noun

relay station; post station; stage

Historical term for official stopping points along major roads during the Edo period, where travelers could rest, change horses, and relay goods or messages.

• 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駅えきが置おかれていた。

  Fifty-three post stations were established along the Tōkaidō.

• 宿しゅく駅えきでは旅たび人びとが馬うまを乗のり換かえた。

  Travelers changed horses at the relay stations.