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 {| Grand halt at Takasaki (very bad water). Sleep at Sannokura. Fine. Gentle breeze. Storm in the evening at Sannokura. Water at Sannokura 15°. Fine. Water (at Sugao) 14°.
 * rowspan=6 |3rd day, From Honjô to Minokura (or Sannokura) 12 ri 20 chô||||||ri ||chô
 * From Honjô to Simmachi||2||0
 * Kuraganu||1||18
 * Taksaki||1||19
 * Kameyama ||4||0
 * Sannokura||3||18
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 * Kameyama ||4||0
 * Sannokura||3||18
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 * Sannokura||3||18
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The total distance is from 46 to 47 ri. The general direction is N. W. in relation to Yedo which renders the route disagreeable in summer, as no advantage is gained from the S. W. breeze, and the traveller has the setting sun before his eyes during the whole of the afternoon journey. From Yedo to Shimmachi, the road is in general monotonous, traversing a vast plain slightly undulating, rich in cereals, and where the mulberry is much cultivated for the purpose of silk-worm rearing. This plain, especially as you approach Honjô, vividly recalls those of Lombardy by the character of its cultivation, the number of rapid streams which line the route, and the peaks