Tōkaidō (road)
The Tōkaidō (東海道, East Sea Road) was a major road in ancient Japan. It was one of five main roads during the Edo period. The route connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto along the sea coast of eastern Honshū.[1]
The Tōkaidō road. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1865.
Traveling the Tōkaidō
There were fifty-three shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the road which connected Edo and Kyoto.[1]
The typical method of travel was by foot.
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.
Further reading
Nissaka-shuku was the 25th station on the Tōkaidō -- woodblock print by Hiroshige, 1834
- Traganeou, Jilly. 2004. The Tokaido Road: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan. London: RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 978-0-415-31091-8
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tōkaidō (road).
- Walk the Tōkaidō
- PBS, Travel Tōkaidō
- Hiroshige, The Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido Road
- Kuniyoshi, The Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido Represented as Cats
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