Tōkaidō (road)

The   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.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005).  "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.

Traveling the Tōkaidō

There were fifty-three shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the road which connected Edo and Kyoto.

The typical method of travel was by foot.

Related pages
 The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Tōkaidō (region)

References

Further reading
 Traganeou, Jilly. 2004.  The Tokaido Road: Traveling and Representation in Edo and Meiji Japan. London: RoutledgeCurzon. 

Other websites

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

Category:Roads in Japan