Kuragano-shuku was an intersection between the Nakasendō and the
Nikkō Reiheishi Kaidō. Travelers coming from
Kyoto would use this route to get to
Nikkō. (If they were coming from
Edo, they would have used the
Nikkō Kaidō.) During the
Edo period, it was a popular port for trader ships on the
Karasu River. ==Neighboring post towns==