The Tōkaidō in 1865.The **List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō** (東海道五十三次, *Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi*) 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
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There were originally 53 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

Nihonbashi's highway distance marker, from which modern highway distances are measured
**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)
The countryside around Yui-shuku in the 1830s
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)
Seki-juku in the 1830s
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
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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
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* Gokishichidō
* Edo Five Routes