53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

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 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道とうかいどう五ご十じゅう三さん次じ, 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. There were originally 53 government post stations along the Tōkaidō, where travelers had to present traveling permits at each station if wanting to cross.

In 1619, the Ōsaka Kaidō (大阪おおさか街道かいどう) 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 (京街道きょうかいどう).

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	日本橋にほんばし	0.0	0.0	Musashi	Toshima	Tokyo	Chūō
1	Shinagawa-juku	品川しながわ宿やど	7.9	7.9		Ebara		Shinagawa
2	Kawasaki-juku	川崎かわさき宿やど	9.8	17.7		Tachibana	Kanagawa	Kawasaki
3	Kanagawa-juku	神奈川かながわ宿やど	9.8	27.5				Yokohama
4	Hodogaya-juku	程ほどヶ谷たに宿やど	4.9	32.4
5	Totsuka-juku	戸塚とつか宿やど	8.8	41.2	Sagami	Kamakura
6	Fujisawa-shuku	藤沢ふじさわ宿やど	7.9	49.1		Kōza		Fujisawa
7	Hiratsuka-juku	平塚ひらつか宿やど	13.7	62.8		Ōsumi		Hiratsuka
8	Ōiso-juku	大磯おおいそ宿やど	2.9	65.8		Yurugi		Ōiso
9	Odawara-juku	小田原おだわら宿やど	15.7	81.5		Ashinoshimo		Odawara
10	Hakone-juku	箱根はこね宿やど	16.6	98.1				Hakone
11	Mishima-shuku	三島みしま宿やど	14.8	112.9	Izu	Kimisawa	Shizuoka	Mishima
12	Numazu-juku	沼津ぬまづ宿やど	5.9	118.8	Suruga	Suntō		Numazu
13	Hara-juku	原宿はらじゅく	5.9	124.7
14	Yoshiwara-juku	吉原よしはら宿やど	11.8	136.5		Fuji		Fuji
15	Kanbara-juku	蒲原かんばら宿やど	11.2	147.7		Ihara		Shizuoka
16	Yui-shuku	由比ゆひ宿やど	3.9	151.6
17	Okitsu-juku	興津おきつ宿やど	9.2	160.8
18	Ejiri-juku	江尻えじり宿やど	4.1	164.9
19	Fuchū-shuku	府中ふちゅう宿やど	10.6	175.5		Udo
20	Mariko-juku	鞠子まりこ宿やど	5.7	181.2
21	Okabe-juku	岡部おかべ宿やど	7.9	189.0		Shida		Fujieda
22	Fujieda-juku	藤枝ふじえだ宿やど	6.8	195.8
23	Shimada-juku	島田しまだ宿やど	8.7	204.5				Shimada
24	Kanaya-juku	金谷かなや宿やど	3.9	208.4	Tōtōmi	Haibara
25	Nissaka-shuku	日坂にっさか宿やど	6.5	215.0		Saya		Kakegawa
26	Kakegawa-juku	掛川かけがわ宿やど	7.1	222.1
27	Fukuroi-juku	袋井ふくろい宿やど	9.6	231.7		Yamana		Fukuroi
28	Mitsuke-juku	見附みつけ宿やど	5.9	237.6		Iwata		Iwata
29	Hamamatsu-juku	浜松はままつ宿やど	16.5	254.0		Fuchi		Hamamatsu
30	Maisaka-juku	舞阪まいさか宿やど	10.9	265.0
31	Arai-juku	新居しんきょ宿やど	5.9	270.8				Kosai
32	Shirasuka-juku	白須賀しらすか宿やど	6.5	277.4		Hamana
33	Futagawa-juku	二川ふたかわ宿やど	5.8	283.2	Mikawa	Atsumi	Aichi	Toyohashi
34	Yoshida-juku	吉田よしだ宿やど	6.1	289.3
35	Goyu-shuku	御油ごゆ宿やど	10.3	299.5		Hoi		Toyokawa
36	Akasaka-juku	赤坂あかさか宿やど	1.7	301.3
37	Fujikawa-shuku	藤川ふじかわ宿やど	8.8	310.1		Nukata		Okazaki
38	Okazaki-shuku	岡崎おかざき宿やど	6.7	316.8
39	Chiryū-juku	池いけ鯉こい鮒ぶな宿やど	15.0	331.8		Hekikai		Chiryū
40	Narumi-juku	鳴海なるみ宿やど	11.1	342.9	Owari	Aichi		Nagoya
41	Miya-juku	宮宿みやじゅく	6.5	349.4
42	Kuwana-juku	桑名くわな宿やど	27.5	376.9	Ise	Kuwana	Mie	Kuwana
43	Yokkaichi-juku	四日よっか市宿いちじゅく	12.7	389.6		Mie		Yokkaichi
44	Ishiyakushi-juku	石薬師いしやくし宿やど	10.8	400.4		Suzuka		Suzuka
45	Shōno-juku	庄野しょうの宿やど	2.7	403.1
46	Kameyama-juku	亀山かめやま宿やど	7.9	411.0				Kameyama
47	Seki-juku	関宿せきやど	5.9	416.9
48	Sakashita-juku	坂さか下宿げしゅく	6.5	423.4
49	Tsuchiyama-juku	土山つちやま宿やど	9.8	433.2	Ōmi	Kōka	Shiga	Kōka
50	Minakuchi-juku	水口みずぐち宿やど	10.6	443.8
51	Ishibe-juku	石部いしべ宿やど	13.7	457.5				Konan
52	Kusatsu-juku	草津くさつ宿やど	11.8	469.3		Kurita		Kusatsu
53	Ōtsu-juku	大津おおつ宿やど	14.4	483.7		Shiga		Ōtsu
–	Sanjō Ōhashi	三条さんじょう大橋おおはし	11.8	495.5	Yamashiro	Otagi	Kyoto	Kyoto
Ōsaka Kaidō (from Ōtsu-juku)
53	Ōtsu-juku	大津おおつ宿やど	0.0	483.7	Ōmi	Shiga	Shiga	Ōtsu
54	Fushimi-juku	伏見ふしみ宿やど	16.6	500.3	Yamashiro	Kii	Kyoto	Kyoto
55	Yodo-juku	淀よどみ宿やど	5.5	505.8		Kuse
56	Hirakata-juku	枚方ひらかた宿やど	13.1	518.8	Kawachi	Matta	Osaka	Hirakata
57	Moriguchi-juku	守口もりぐち宿やど	11.8	530.6				Moriguchi
–	Kōraibashi	高麗橋こうらいばし	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

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