List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
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[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
- Starting Location: Nihonbashi Bridge, (Chūō-ku)
- 1. Shinagawa-juku (Shinagawa, Tokyo)
Kanagawa Prefecture[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- 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]
- 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[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- 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]
Shiga Prefecture[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- Ending Location: Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge in Kyoto[1]
Provinces[change | change source]
The Tōkaidō road passed through ten provinces:
- Musashi Province: Nihonbashi to Hodogaya (#4)[1]
- Sagami Province: Totsuka (#5) to Hakone (#10)[1]
- Izu Province: Mishima (#11)[1]
- Suruga Province: Numazu (#12) to Shimada (#23)[1]
- Tōtōmi Province: Kanaya (#24) to Shirasuka (#32)[1]
- Mikawa Province: Futagawa (#33) to Chiryū (#39)[1]
- Owari Province: Narumi (#40) and Miya (#41)[1]
- Ise Province: Kuwana (#42) to Sakanoshita (#48)[1]
- Ōmi Province: Tsuchiyama (#49) to Ōtsu (#53)[1]
The end of the road was in Yamashiro Province at Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge in Kyoto.[1]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 Nussbaum, "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.