Refers to the famous coastal route connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period, known for its 53 stations and cultural significance.
The Tōkaidō was one of the major highways of the Edo period.
Utagawa Hiroshige's 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō' is a famous ukiyo-e series.
Tōkaidō (ancient administrative region)
Under the ritsuryō system, one of the seven ancient regions of Japan, encompassing provinces along the Pacific coast. Historical term; not used in modern administrative divisions.
Under the ritsuryō system, the Tōkaidō region included areas from present-day Kantō to Chūbu.
He traveled the Tōkaidō from Edo to Kyoto.
Hakone is known as a post station town on the Tōkaidō.