五ご街かい道どう

noun

the Five Highways (Edo period)

Historical term referring to the five major roads radiating from Edo (Tokyo) during the Edo period: Tōkaidō, Nikkō Kaidō, Ōshū Kaidō, Nakasendō, and Kōshū Kaidō.

See also: 東海道 · 中山道

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、五ご街かい道どうは幕ばく府ふによって整せい備びされた。

  During the Edo period, the Five Highways were maintained by the shogunate.