The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次, Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi) are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.[1] There were originally 53 government post stations along the Tōkaidō, where travelers had to present traveling permits at each station if wanting to cross.
In 1619, the Ōsaka Kaidō (大阪街道) was developed to extend the Tōkaidō so that it would reach Kōraibashi in modern-day Osaka. Instead of going to Sanjō Ōhashi, travelers would leave from Ōtsu-juku and travel towards Fushimi-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).
The inland Nakasendō also started at Nihonbashi, and converged with the Tōkaidō at Kusatsu-juku. Shio no Michi intersected with the Tōkaidō at Okazaki-shuku.
Stations of the Tōkaidō
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| No. | Name | Japanese | Station (km) |
Distance (km) |
Historical Location | Modern Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | District | Prefecture | Municipality | |||||
| – | Nihonbashi | 日本橋 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Musashi | Toshima | Tokyo | Chūō |
| 1 | Shinagawa-juku | 品川宿 | 7.9 | 7.9 | Ebara | Shinagawa | ||
| 2 | Kawasaki-juku | 川崎宿 | 9.8 | 17.7 | Tachibana | Kanagawa | Kawasaki | |
| 3 | Kanagawa-juku | 神奈川宿 | 9.8 | 27.5 | Yokohama | |||
| 4 | Hodogaya-juku | 程ヶ谷宿 | 4.9 | 32.4 | ||||
| 5 | Totsuka-juku | 戸塚宿 | 8.8 | 41.2 | Sagami | Kamakura | ||
| 6 | Fujisawa-shuku | 藤沢宿 | 7.9 | 49.1 | Kōza | Fujisawa | ||
| 7 | Hiratsuka-juku | 平塚宿 | 13.7 | 62.8 | Ōsumi | Hiratsuka | ||
| 8 | Ōiso-juku | 大磯宿 | 2.9 | 65.8 | Yurugi | Ōiso | ||
| 9 | Odawara-juku | 小田原宿 | 15.7 | 81.5 | Ashinoshimo | Odawara | ||
| 10 | Hakone-juku | 箱根宿 | 16.6 | 98.1 | Hakone | |||
| 11 | Mishima-shuku | 三島宿 | 14.8 | 112.9 | Izu | Kimisawa | Shizuoka | Mishima |
| 12 | Numazu-juku | 沼津宿 | 5.9 | 118.8 | Suruga | Suntō | Numazu | |
| 13 | Hara-juku | 原宿 | 5.9 | 124.7 | ||||
| 14 | Yoshiwara-juku | 吉原宿 | 11.8 | 136.5 | Fuji | Fuji | ||
| 15 | Kanbara-juku | 蒲原宿 | 11.2 | 147.7 | Ihara | Shizuoka | ||
| 16 | Yui-shuku | 由比宿 | 3.9 | 151.6 | ||||
| 17 | Okitsu-juku | 興津宿 | 9.2 | 160.8 | ||||
| 18 | Ejiri-juku | 江尻宿 | 4.1 | 164.9 | ||||
| 19 | Fuchū-shuku | 府中宿 | 10.6 | 175.5 | Udo | |||
| 20 | Mariko-juku | 鞠子宿 | 5.7 | 181.2 | ||||
| 21 | Okabe-juku | 岡部宿 | 7.9 | 189.0 | Shida | Fujieda | ||
| 22 | Fujieda-juku | 藤枝宿 | 6.8 | 195.8 | ||||
| 23 | Shimada-juku | 島田宿 | 8.7 | 204.5 | Shimada | |||
| 24 | Kanaya-juku | 金谷宿 | 3.9 | 208.4 | Tōtōmi | Haibara | ||
| 25 | Nissaka-shuku | 日坂宿 | 6.5 | 215.0 | Saya | Kakegawa | ||
| 26 | Kakegawa-juku | 掛川宿 | 7.1 | 222.1 | ||||
| 27 | Fukuroi-juku | 袋井宿 | 9.6 | 231.7 | Yamana | Fukuroi | ||
| 28 | Mitsuke-juku | 見附宿 | 5.9 | 237.6 | Iwata | Iwata | ||
| 29 | Hamamatsu-juku | 浜松宿 | 16.5 | 254.0 | Fuchi | Hamamatsu | ||
| 30 | Maisaka-juku | 舞阪宿 | 10.9 | 265.0 | ||||
| 31 | Arai-juku | 新居宿 | 5.9 | 270.8 | Kosai | |||
| 32 | Shirasuka-juku | 白須賀宿 | 6.5 | 277.4 | Hamana | |||
| 33 | Futagawa-juku | 二川宿 | 5.8 | 283.2 | Mikawa | Atsumi | Aichi | Toyohashi |
| 34 | Yoshida-juku | 吉田宿 | 6.1 | 289.3 | ||||
| 35 | Goyu-shuku | 御油宿 | 10.3 | 299.5 | Hoi | Toyokawa | ||
| 36 | Akasaka-juku | 赤坂宿 | 1.7 | 301.3 | ||||
| 37 | Fujikawa-shuku | 藤川宿 | 8.8 | 310.1 | Nukata | Okazaki | ||
| 38 | Okazaki-shuku | 岡崎宿 | 6.7 | 316.8 | ||||
| 39 | Chiryū-juku | 池鯉鮒宿 | 15.0 | 331.8 | Hekikai | Chiryū | ||
| 40 | Narumi-juku | 鳴海宿 | 11.1 | 342.9 | Owari | Aichi | Nagoya | |
| 41 | Miya-juku | 宮宿 | 6.5 | 349.4 | ||||
| 42 | Kuwana-juku | 桑名宿 | 27.5 | 376.9 | Ise | Kuwana | Mie | Kuwana |
| 43 | Yokkaichi-juku | 四日市宿 | 12.7 | 389.6 | Mie | Yokkaichi | ||
| 44 | Ishiyakushi-juku | 石薬師宿 | 10.8 | 400.4 | Suzuka | Suzuka | ||
| 45 | Shōno-juku | 庄野宿 | 2.7 | 403.1 | ||||
| 46 | Kameyama-juku | 亀山宿 | 7.9 | 411.0 | Kameyama | |||
| 47 | Seki-juku | 関宿 | 5.9 | 416.9 | ||||
| 48 | Sakashita-juku | 坂下宿 | 6.5 | 423.4 | ||||
| 49 | Tsuchiyama-juku | 土山宿 | 9.8 | 433.2 | Ōmi | Kōka | Shiga | Kōka |
| 50 | Minakuchi-juku | 水口宿 | 10.6 | 443.8 | ||||
| 51 | Ishibe-juku | 石部宿 | 13.7 | 457.5 | Konan | |||
| 52 | Kusatsu-juku | 草津宿 | 11.8 | 469.3 | Kurita | Kusatsu | ||
| 53 | Ōtsu-juku | 大津宿 | 14.4 | 483.7 | Shiga | Ōtsu | ||
| – | Sanjō Ōhashi | 三条大橋 | 11.8 | 495.5 | Yamashiro | Otagi | Kyoto | Kyoto |
| Ōsaka Kaidō (from Ōtsu-juku) | ||||||||
| 53 | Ōtsu-juku | 大津宿 | 0.0 | 483.7 | Ōmi | Shiga | Shiga | Ōtsu |
| 54 | Fushimi-juku | 伏見宿 | 16.6 | 500.3 | Yamashiro | Kii | Kyoto | Kyoto |
| 55 | Yodo-juku | 淀宿 | 5.5 | 505.8 | Kuse | |||
| 56 | Hirakata-juku | 枚方宿 | 13.1 | 518.8 | Kawachi | Matta | Osaka | Hirakata |
| 57 | Moriguchi-juku | 守口宿 | 11.8 | 530.6 | Moriguchi | |||
| – | Kōraibashi | 高麗橋 | 15.7 | 546.3 | Settsu | Nishinari | Osaka | |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Louis Frédéric; Käthe Roth (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 973. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5..
References
edit- Louis Frédéric; Käthe Roth (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.