中なか山せん道どう

noun

Nakasendō; Nakasendo highway

One of the five major Edo-period highways connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto, running through the central mountains. Often contrasted with the coastal Tōkaidō.

See also: 東海道 (とうかいどう)

• 中なか山せん道どうは江え戸ど時じ代だいに整せい備びされた五ご街かい道どうの一ひとつです。

  The Nakasendō is one of the five major highways developed during the Edo period.