53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

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.

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.

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

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.

The countryside around Yui-shuku in the 1830s

Kanaya-juku bordering the Ōi River in the 1830s

Fujikawa-shuku in the 1830s

Ishiyakushi-juku in the 1830s

Seki-juku in the 1830s

A boat going down the Yodo River towards Kōraibashi.

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

• Edo Five Routes
  • 69 Stations of the Nakasendō
  • 44 Stations of the Kōshū Kaidō
  • 27 Stations of the Ōshū Kaidō
  • 21 Stations of the Nikkō Kaidō
• Other Routes
  • 17 Stations of the Hokkoku Kaidō
  • 11 Stations of the Kisoji

Notes

1. Louis Frédéric; Käthe Roth (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 973. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5..

References

• Louis Frédéric; Käthe Roth (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

External links

• 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō Google Map