53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

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For the ukiyo-e prints by Hiroshige, see The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
For the video game by SunSoft, see Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi (video game).
The Tōkaidō in 1865.
The Tōkaidō in 1865.

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.

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[edit] Stations 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.

[edit] Tokyo

Nihonbashi's highway distance marker, from which modern highway distances are measured
Nihonbashi's highway distance marker, from which modern highway distances are measured
Odawara-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
Odawara-juku in the 1830s, as depicted by Hiroshige in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
The countryside around Yui-shuku in the 1830s
The countryside around Yui-shuku in the 1830s
Kanaya-juku bordering the Ōi River in the 1830s
Kanaya-juku bordering the Ōi River in the 1830s
Fujikawa-shuku in the 1830s
Fujikawa-shuku in the 1830s
Ishiyakushi-juku in the 1830s
Ishiyakushi-juku in the 1830s
Seki-juku in the 1830s
Seki-juku in the 1830s
Starting Location: Nihonbashi (日本橋) (Chūō-ku)
1. Shinagawa-juku (品川宿) (Shinagawa)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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 the Shio 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)

[edit] 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. Sakanoshita-juku (坂ノ下宿) (Kameyama)

[edit] 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 the Nakasendō)
53. Ōtsu-juku (大津宿) (Ōtsu) (also part of the Nakasendō)

[edit] Kyoto Prefecture

Ending Location: Sanjō Ōhashi (三条大橋) (Kyoto)

[edit] 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-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).

[edit] Kyoto Prefecture

A boat going down the Yodo River towards Kōraibashi.
A boat going down the Yodo River towards Kōraibashi.
54. Fushimi-juku (伏見宿) (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)
55. Yodo-juku (淀宿) (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)

[edit] 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)

[edit] By Historical Provinces

During the Edo period, when the Tōkaidō was established, it ran through the following ten historical provinces of Japan.

[edit] See also

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