page_title: Tōkaidō (road)
hierarchical_section_title: Tōkaidō (road)
caption_attribution_description: English: Map over historical Gokaido, Japan, own work composed from various mapreferences
context_page_description: The Tōkaidō road, which roughly means "eastern sea route," was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period in Japan, connecting Kyoto to Edo. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name.
context_section_description: The Tōkaidō road (東海道, Tōkaidō), which roughly means "eastern sea route," was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period in Japan, connecting Kyoto to Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name.
caption: The Five Routes, the Tōkaidō being the southernmost route
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