Tokaido 53 stations

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The 53 stations of the Tokaido Road

The 53 Stations of the Tookaidoo
(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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Nihonbashi
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. hatago (旅籠, 旅篭) lodgings along the Tokaido 　

. chaya, -jaya 茶屋 tea shop, tea stalls along the road .

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. Welcome to Edo　江戸 ! .

. Nihonbashi bridge (Nihonbashi 日本橋) 　

. 1. Shinagawa-juku 品川宿(Shinagawa)

Kanagawa Prefecture

. 2. Kawasaki-juku 川崎宿 (Kawasaki) .
..... . Rokugō, Rokugo no watashi 六郷の渡し Rokugo river crossing .
3. Kanagawa-juku 神奈川宿 (Yokohama)
4. Hodogaya-juku 程ヶ谷（保土ヶ谷）宿 (Yokohama)
5. Totsuka-juku 戸塚宿 (Yokohama)
. 6. Fujisawa-shuku 藤沢宿 (Fujisawa, Fujizawa) .
. 7. Hiratsuka-juku 戸塚宿 (Hiratsuka) 　

8. Oiso-juku 大磯宿 (Ooiso)
9. Odawara-juku 小田原宿 (Odawara)

. 10. Hakone-juku 箱根宿 (Hakone) .

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) .
Tago no Ura 田子の浦


Ando Hiroshige 安藤広重
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 Fuchu (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka) .
Abekawa mochi 安倍川餅 / 安倍川もち rice cakes from Abekawa river

. 20. Mariko-juku 鞠子宿 (Suruga-ku, Shizuoka) 　
tororojiru とろろ汁 yam soup porridge

21. Okabe-juku 岡部宿 (Okabe)
22. Fujieda-juku 藤枝宿 (Fujieda)

. 23. Shimada-juku 島田宿 (Shimada) .
and Tsukamoto Jooshu 塚本如舟 Joshu

. 24. Kanaya-juku 金谷宿 (Shimada) .
and Ooigawa 大井川 Oigawa

. 25. Nissaka-shuku 日坂宿 (Kakegawa) .
famous for the "Night weeping stone" 夜泣き石 at the pass
佐夜の中山 Sayo no Nakayama

26. Kakegawa-juku 掛川宿 (Kakegawa)
27. Fukuroi-juku 袋井宿 (Fukuroi)
- - - . yuzu no ki Jizoo 柚の木地蔵 Jizo of the Yuzu citron .

. 28. Mitsuke-juku 見付宿 (Iwata). -connecting to Hime Kaido

. 29. Hamamatsu-juku 浜松宿 (Hamamatsu) - connecting to Hime Kaido

30. Maisaka-juku　舞阪宿 (Hamamatsu)
.... take a short boat ride to the other side of Laka Hamanako 浜名湖　

. 31. Arai-juku 　新井宿　(Arai, Hamana District) 　
32. Shirasuka-juku 白須賀宿 (Kosai)

Aichi Prefecture

33. Futagawa-juku 二川宿 (Toyohashi)

34. Yoshida-juku 吉田宿 (Toyohashi) - connecting to Hime Kaido
- - - . Traveler fixing his straw sandals at Yoshida .

. 35. Goyu-shuku 御油宿 (Toyokawa) 　- connecting to Hime Kaido

. 36. Akasaka-juku 赤坂宿 (Otowa, Hoi District)

. 37. Fujikawa-shuku 藤川宿 (Okazaki) .

. 38. Okazaki-shuku 岡崎宿 (Okazaki)
"salt road" 塩の道 shio no michi 　

39. Chiryu-juku 池鯉鮒宿 (Chiryuu)

. 40. Narumi-juku 鳴海宿 (Midori-ku, Nagoya) 　

. 41. Miya-juku 宮宿 (Atsuta-ku, Nagoya) and Atsuta Shrine


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. Shono-juku 庄野宿 (Shoono, Suzuka)
46. Kameyama-juku 亀山宿 (Kameyama)

. 47. Seki-juku 関宿 (Kameyama) .



Kiyotaki Kannon 清滝観音 by Katsushika Hokusai


By Kawanabe Kyōsai　河鍋暁斎 - 鈴ヶ山坂ノ下
48. Sakashita-juku, Sakanoshita 坂下宿 (Kameyama)

Shiga Prefecture

49. Tsuchiyama-juku 土山宿 (Kōka)

. 50. Minaguchi-juku 水口宿 (Minakuchi) (Kōka) .

. 51. Ishibe-juku 石部宿 (Konan) .

. 52. Kusatsu-juku 草津宿 .

. 53. Otsu-juku 大津宿 (Ootsu) 　
Otsu Paintings (大津絵 Otsu-E)
- - - - - also a station at the
. Nakasendoo　中山道 The Nakasendo Road .



Ando Hiroshige 安藤広重

Sanjo Ohashi bridge 三条大橋 Kyoto endpoint

. Bridge over the Kamo River 京師 Keishi .


. Kyoto 花の都 Hana no Miyako
Sanjo Ohashi (Kyoto)

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水木しげる妖怪道五十三次

The Fifty-three Stations of the Yokaido
by Shigeru Mizuki





warai Jizo 笑い地蔵　laughing Jizo at Kakegawa

. Gegege no Kitaro ゲゲゲの鬼太郎

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Shoono 庄野 Shono Juku

Stamps of the Tokaido Stations by Ando Hiroshige
source : a-kumamoto ...

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Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige 東海道中膝栗毛
Shank's Mare
a picaresque comic novel (kokkei-bon) written by Jippensha Ikku (十返舎一九, 1765–1831), about the misadventures of two travelers on the Tōkaidō, the main road between Kyoto and Edo during the Edo Period. The book was published in twelve parts between 1802 and 1822.
The two main characters, traveling from Edo to Kyoto on their pilgrimage to the Ise Shrine, are called Yajirobē (彌次郎兵衛) and Kitahachi (喜多八).



Yaji and Kita's travels
As they make their way, they leave behind a trail of crude jokes and plentiful puns.
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H A I K U



比もよし五十三次華見笠
koro mo yoshi go juusan tsugi hanami-gasa

what a timing !
along the road of the 53 postal towns
straw hats of cherry blossom viewers

Kobayashi Issa

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External LINKS

The Tokaido—Scenes from Edo to Meiji Eras
Jilly Traganou

Post-stations (shukuba) offering lodging and other facilities were established along the roads at equal distances. Middle stages and tea houses between post-stations facilitated shorter journeys. Travellers were controlled at checkpoints (sekisho) usually positioned at natural barriers on the roads (such as Hakone and Arai). The road infrastructure included bridges, river crossings, markers at every ri (3927 m) and road maintenance, as well as paving and roadside trees. Travelling was confined to foot for commoners and to horses (which had to be changed at each post station) or palanquins for high-status travellers. There were ferry services at water crossings (Ise Bay, Lake Hamana), but travellers had to hire porters at large rivers like Oi and Abe.
The trip from Edo to Kyoto took about 12 days at an average speed of 25 miles a day.
source : www.jrtr.net


Haiku about horses by
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .

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Yaji and Kita Kokeshi 野次 / 弥次 -喜多 道中もの こけし
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. Saya Kaidoo　佐屋街道 The Saya Road .
from Atsuta Shrine, Nagoya, to Kuwana

. Kaido 日本の街道 The Ancient Roads of Japan .


. 江戸 Edo - 妖怪 Yokai monsters, 幽霊 Yurei ghosts .
- Bushu 武州 : Tokyo 東京都、Chiba 千葉県、Saitama 埼玉県
Tales along the Tokaido 東海道 road -

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