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]

The Tōkaidō in 1865.

Stations of the Tōkaidō

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

Nihonbashi's highway distance marker, from which modern highway distances are measured

Starting Location: Nihonbashi Bridge, (Chūō-ku)

1. Shinagawa-juku (Shinagawa, Tokyo)

Kanagawa Prefecture

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

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]

The countryside around Yui-shuku in the 1830s

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

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

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]

Seki-juku in the 1830s

47. Seki-juku (Kameyama)^[1]

48. Sakanoshita-juku (Kameyama)^[1]

Shiga Prefecture

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

Ending Location: Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge in Kyoto^[1]

Provinces

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

• Gokishichidō
• Edo Five Routes

References

1. Nussbaum, "Tōkaidō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 973.