List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
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 .[ 1]
Stations of the Tōkaidō
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 )[ 1]
3. Kanagawa-juku (Kanagawa, Yokohama )[ 1]
4. Hodogaya-juku (Hodogaya, Yokohama )[ 1]
5. Totsuka-juku (Totsuka, Yokohama )[ 1]
6. Fujisawa-shuku (Fujisawa, Kanagawa )[ 1]
7. Hiratsuka-juku (Hiratsuka, Kanagawa )[ 1]
8. Ōiso-juku (Ōiso, Kanagawa )[ 1]
9. Odawara-juku (Odawara, Kanagawa )[ 1]
10. Hakone-juku (Hakone, Kanagawa )[ 1]
Shizuoka Prefecture
11. Mishima-shuku (Mishima, Shizuoka )[ 1]
12. Numazu-juku (Numazu, Shizuoka )[ 1]
13. Hara-juku (Numazu)[ 1]
14. Yoshiwara-juku (Fuji, Shizuoka )[ 1]
15. Kanbara-juku (Shimizu, Shizuoka )[ 1]
The countryside around Yui-shuku in the 1830s
16. Yui-shuku (Shimizu)[ 1]
17. Okitsu-juku (Shimizu)[ 1]
18. Ejiri-juku (Shimizu)[ 1]
19. Fuchū-shuku (Aoi, Shizuoka )[ 1]
20. Mariko-juku (Suruga, Shizuoka )[ 1]
21. Okabe-juku (Fujieda, Shizuoka )[ 1]
22. Fujieda-juku (Fujieda)[ 1]
23. Shimada-juku (Shimada, Shizuoka )[ 1]
24. Kanaya-juku (Shimada)[ 1]
25. Nissaka-shuku (Kakegawa, Shizuoka )[ 1]
26. Kakegawa-juku (Kakegawa)[ 1]
27. Fukuroi-juku (Fukuroi, Shizuoka )[ 1]
28. Mitsuke-juku (Iwata, Shizuoka )[ 1]
29. Hamamatsu-juku (Naka, Hamamatsu )[ 1]
30. Maisaka-juku (Nishi, Hamamatsu )[ 1]
31. Arai-juku (Kosai, Shizuoka )[ 1]
32. Shirasuka-juku (Kosai)[ 1]
Aichi Prefecture
33. Futagawa-juku (Toyohashi, Aichi )[ 1]
34. Yoshida-juku (Toyohashi)[ 1]
35. Goyu-shuku (Toyokawa, Aichi )[ 1]
36. Akasaka-juku (Toyokawa)[ 1]
37. Fujikawa-shuku (Okazaki, Aichi )[ 1]
38. Okazaki-shuku (Okazaki)[ 1]
39. Chiryū-juku (Chiryū, Aichi )[ 1]
40. Narumi-juku (Midori, Nagoya )[ 1]
41. Miya-juku (Atsuta, Nagoya )[ 1]
Mie Prefecture
42. Kuwana-juku (Kuwana, Mie )[ 1]
43. Yokkaichi-juku (Yokkaichi, Mie )[ 1]
44. Ishiyakushi-juku (Suzuka, Mie )[ 1]
45. Shōno-juku (Suzuka)[ 1]
46. Kameyama-juku (Kameyama, Mie )[ 1]
Seki-juku in the 1830s
47. Seki-juku (Kameyama)[ 1]
48. Sakanoshita-juku (Kameyama)[ 1]
Shiga Prefecture
49. Tsuchiyama-juku (Kōka, Shiga )[ 1]
50. Minakuchi-juku (Kōka)[ 1]
51. Ishibe-juku (Konan, Shiga )[ 1]
52. Kusatsu-juku (Kusatsu, Shiga )[ 1]
53. Ōtsu-juku (Ōtsu, Shiga )[ 1]
Kyoto Prefecture
Ending Location: Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge in Kyoto [ 1]
Provinces
The Tōkaidō road passed through ten provinces :
The end of the road was in Yamashiro Province at Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge in Kyoto.[ 1]
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