- 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
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tations of the Tōkaidō
There were originally 53 government post stations along the Tōkaidō, where travelers had to present traveling permits at each station if wanting to cross. All of the stations, in addition to the starting and ending locations (which are shared with the
Nakasendō ), are listed below in order. The stations are divided by their present-day prefecture and include the name of their present-day city/town/village/districts, with historic provinces listed below.Tokyo :Starting Location:
Nihonbashi (日本橋) (Chūō-ku):1.Shinagawa-juku (品川宿) (Shinagawa)Kanagawa Prefecture :2.
Kawasaki-juku (川崎宿) (Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki):3.Kanagawa-juku (神奈川宿) (Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama):4.Hodogaya-juku (程ヶ谷宿) (Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama):5.Totsuka-juku (戸塚宿) (Totsuka-ku, Yokohama):6.Fujisawa-shuku (藤沢宿) (Fujisawa):7.Hiratsuka-juku (平塚宿) (Hiratsuka):8.Ōiso-juku (大磯宿) (Ōiso, Naka District):9.Odawara-juku (小田原宿) (Odawara):10.Hakone-juku (箱根宿) (Hakone, Ashigarashimo District)Shizuoka Prefecture :11.
Mishima-shuku (三島宿) (Mishima):12.Numazu-juku (沼津宿) (Numazu):13. Hara-juku (原宿) (Numazu):14.Yoshiwara-juku (吉原宿) (Fuji):15.Kanbara-juku (蒲原宿) (Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka):16.Yui-shuku (由比宿) (Yui, Ihara District):17.Okitsu-juku (興津宿) (Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka):18.Ejiri-juku (江尻宿) (Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka):19.Fuchū-shuku (府中宿) (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka):20.Mariko-juku (鞠子宿) (Suruga-ku, Shizuoka):21.Okabe-juku (岡部宿) (Okabe, Shida District):22.Fujieda-juku (藤枝宿) (Fujieda):23.Shimada-juku (島田宿) (Shimada):24.Kanaya-juku (金谷宿) (Shimada):25.Nissaka-shuku (日坂宿) (Kakegawa):26.Kakegawa-juku (掛川宿) (Kakegawa):27.Fukuroi-juku (袋井宿) (Fukuroi):28.Mitsuke-juku (見附宿) (Iwata):29.Hamamatsu-juku (浜松宿) (Hamamatsu):30.Maisaka-juku (舞阪宿) (Hamamatsu):31.Arai-juku (新居宿) (Arai, Hamana District):32.Shirasuka-juku (白須賀宿) (Kosai)Aichi Prefecture :33.
Futagawa-juku (二川宿) (Toyohashi):34.Yoshida-juku (吉田宿) (Toyohashi):35.Goyu-shuku (御油宿) (Toyokawa):36. Akasaka-juku (赤坂宿) (Otowa, Hoi District):37.Fujikawa-shuku (藤川宿) (Okazaki):38.Okazaki-shuku (岡崎宿) (Okazaki) (also part of theShio no Michi ):39.Chiryū-juku (池鯉鮒宿) (Chiryū):40.Narumi-juku (鳴海宿) (Midori-ku,Nagoya ):41.Miya-juku (宮宿) (Atsuta-ku, Nagoya)Mie Prefecture :42.
Kuwana-juku (桑名宿) (Kuwana):43.Yokkaichi-juku (四日市宿) (Yokkaichi):44.Ishiyakushi-juku (石薬師宿) (Suzuka):45.Shōno-juku (庄野宿) (Suzuka):46.Kameyama-juku (亀山宿) (Kameyama):47. Seki-juku (関宿) (Kameyama):48.Sakashita-juku (坂下宿) (Kameyama)Shiga Prefecture :49.
Tsuchiyama-juku (土山宿) (Kōka):50.Minakuchi-juku (水口宿) (Kōka):51.Ishibe-juku (石部宿) (Konan):52.Kusatsu-juku (草津宿) (Kusatsu) (also part of theNakasendō ):53.Ōtsu-juku (大津宿) (Ōtsu) (also part of the Nakasendō)Kyoto Prefecture :Ending Location:
Sanjō Ōhashi (三条大橋) (Kyoto )Ōsaka Kaidō
In 1619, the Ōsaka Kaidō (大阪街道) was developed to extend the Tōkaidō so that it would reach until
Kōraibashi in modern-dayOsaka . Instead of going to Sanjō Ōhashi, travelers would leave from Ōtsu-juku and travel towardsFushimi-juku . Because of the addition of these four post towns, the Tōkaidō is occasionally referred to as having 57 stations. Another name for this extension was Kyōkaidō (京街道).Kyoto Prefecture
:54. Fushimi-juku (伏見宿) (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto):55.
Yodo-juku (淀宿) (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)Osaka Prefecture :56.
Hirakata-juku (枚方宿) (Hirakata):57.Moriguchi-juku (守口宿) (Moriguchi):Ending location:Kōraibashi (高麗橋) (Chūō-ku,Osaka )
=By Historical Provinces=During the
Edo period , when the Tōkaidō was established, it ran through the following ten historical provinces of Japan.
*Musashi Province : Nihonbashi (start) to Hodogaya-juku (#4)
*Sagami Province : Totsuka-juku (#5) to Hakone-juku (#10)
*Izu Province : Mishima-shuku (#11)
*Suruga Province : Numazu-juku (#12) to Shimada-juku (#23)
*Tōtōmi Province : Kanaya-juku (#24) to Shirasuka-juku (#32)
*Mikawa Province : Futagawa-juku (#33) to Chiryū-juku (#39)
*Owari Province : Narumi-juku (#40) and Miya-juku (#41)
*Ise Province : Kuwana-juku (#42) to Sakanoshita-juku (#48)
*Ōmi Province : Tsuchiyama-juku (#49) to Ōtsu-juku (#53)
*Yamashiro Province : Sanjō Ōhashi (original finish), Fushimi-juku (#54) and Yodo-juku (#55)
*Kawachi Province : Hirakata-juku (#56) and Moriguchi-juku (#57)
*Settsu Province : Kōraibashi (finish)ee also
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Edo Five Routes
**69 Stations of the Nakasendō
**44 Stations of the Kōshū Kaidō
**27 Stations of the Ōshū Kaidō
**21 Stations of the Nikkō Kaidō
*Other Routes
**17 Stations of the Hokkoku Kaidō
**11 Stations of the Kisoji
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