was the thirtieth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendà Â. It is located in the central part of the present-day city of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
This area was originally built by à Âkubo Nagayasu in the Keichà  era of the early Edo period. There was a shorter route along the Nakasendà  that connected Shimosuwa-shuku and Niekawa-juku directly, but the route was changed to include this post town, as well as Seba-juku and Motoyama-juku, after à Âkubo's death. It eventually became the connecting post town between Shimosuwa-shuku and Seba-juku. During its most prosperous period, there were over 70 buildings in the town and it thrived as one of the kokudaka of the Matsumoto Domain. Because of its size, it was divided into "upper," "central" and "lower" portions. During the Meiji period, there was a large fire, which destroyed most of the town.
The post station also served as one terminus for the Sanshà « Kaidà Â, a trade route which brought salt to Japan's interior. Records show that in 1843, Shiojiri-juku had 794 residents and 166 buildings. Among the building, there was one honjin, one sub-honjin, and 75 hatago.