List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

The  covers the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto.

## Stations of the Tōkaidō
There were originally 53&nbsp;government waystations (*shuku-eki*) along the Tōkaidō.  At each, all travelers were expected to present traveling permits. These were also places for resting and eating before continuing to travel.

### Tokyo
:**Starting Location:** Nihonbashi Bridge, (Chūō-ku)
:1. Shinagawa-juku (Shinagawa, Tokyo)

### Kanagawa Prefecture
:2. *Kawasaki-juku* (Kawasaki, Kanagawa)  
:3. *Kanagawa-juku* (Kanagawa, Yokohama)  
:4. *Hodogaya-juku* (Hodogaya, Yokohama)  
:5. *Totsuka-juku* (Totsuka, Yokohama)  
:6. *Fujisawa-shuku* (Fujisawa, Kanagawa)  
:7. *Hiratsuka-juku* (Hiratsuka, Kanagawa)  
:8. *Ōiso-juku* (Ōiso, Kanagawa)  
:9. *Odawara-juku* (Odawara, Kanagawa)  
:10. *Hakone-juku* (Hakone, Kanagawa)

### Shizuoka Prefecture
:11. *Mishima-shuku* (Mishima, Shizuoka)
:12. *Numazu-juku* (Numazu, Shizuoka)
:13. *Hara-juku*  (Numazu)
:14. *Yoshiwara-juku* (Fuji, Shizuoka)
:15. *Kanbara-juku* (Shimizu, Shizuoka)

:16. *Yui-shuku* (Shimizu)
:17. *Okitsu-juku* (Shimizu)
:18. *Ejiri-juku* (Shimizu)
:19. *Fuchū-shuku* (Aoi, Shizuoka)
:20. *Mariko-juku* (Suruga, Shizuoka)
:21. *Okabe-juku* (Fujieda, Shizuoka)
:22. *Fujieda-juku* (Fujieda)
:23. *Shimada-juku* (Shimada, Shizuoka)
:24. *Kanaya-juku* (Shimada)
:25. *Nissaka-shuku* (Kakegawa, Shizuoka)
:26. *Kakegawa-juku* (Kakegawa)
:27. *Fukuroi-juku* (Fukuroi, Shizuoka)
:28. *Mitsuke-juku* (Iwata, Shizuoka)
:29. *Hamamatsu-juku* (Naka, Hamamatsu)
:30. *Maisaka-juku* (Nishi, Hamamatsu)
:31. *Arai-juku* (Kosai, Shizuoka)
:32. *Shirasuka-juku* (Kosai)

### Aichi Prefecture
:33. *Futagawa-juku* (Toyohashi, Aichi)
:34. *Yoshida-juku* (Toyohashi)
:35. *Goyu-shuku* (Toyokawa, Aichi)
:36. *Akasaka-juku* (Toyokawa)
:37. *Fujikawa-shuku* (Okazaki, Aichi)
:38. *Okazaki-shuku* (Okazaki)
:39. *Chiryū-juku* (Chiryū, Aichi)
:40. *Narumi-juku* (Midori, Nagoya)
:41. *Miya-juku* (Atsuta, Nagoya)

### Mie Prefecture
:42. *Kuwana-juku* (Kuwana, Mie)
:43. *Yokkaichi-juku*  (Yokkaichi, Mie)
:44. *Ishiyakushi-juku* (Suzuka, Mie)
:45. *Shōno-juku* (Suzuka)
:46. *Kameyama-juku* (Kameyama, Mie)

:47. *Seki-juku* (Kameyama)
:48. *Sakanoshita-juku* (Kameyama)

### Shiga Prefecture
:49. *Tsuchiyama-juku* (Kōka, Shiga)
:50. *Minakuchi-juku* (Kōka)
:51. *Ishibe-juku* (Konan, Shiga)
:52. *Kusatsu-juku* (Kusatsu, Shiga)
:53. *Ōtsu-juku* (Ōtsu, Shiga)

### Kyoto Prefecture
:**Ending Location:** Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge in Kyoto

## Provinces
The Tōkaidō road passed through ten provinces:
* Musashi Province: Nihonbashi to Hodogaya (#4)
* Sagami Province: Totsuka (#5) to Hakone (#10)
* Izu Province: Mishima (#11)
* Suruga Province: Numazu (#12) to Shimada (#23)
* Tōtōmi Province: Kanaya (#24) to Shirasuka (#32)
* Mikawa Province: Futagawa (#33) to Chiryū (#39)
* Owari Province: Narumi (#40) and Miya (#41)
* Ise Province: Kuwana (#42) to Sakanoshita (#48)
* Ōmi Province: Tsuchiyama (#49) to Ōtsu (#53)

The end of the road was in Yamashiro Province at Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge in Kyoto.

## Related pages 
* Gokishichidō
* Edo Five Routes

## References