List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō facts for kids
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.
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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
- 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
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