The 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 (大阪街道) 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).
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
No.NameJapaneseStation(km)Distance(km)Historical LocationModern LocationProvinceDistrictPrefectureMunicipality – Nihonbashi 日本橋 0.0 0.0Musashi ToshimaTokyo Chūō 1 Shinagawa-juku 品川宿 7.9 7.9 Ebara Shinagawa 2 Kawasaki-juku 川崎宿 9.8 17.7TachibanaKanagawa Kawasaki 3 Kanagawa-juku 神奈川宿 9.8 27.5Yokohama 4 Hodogaya-juku 程ヶ谷宿 4.9 32.4 5 Totsuka-juku 戸塚宿 8.8 41.2Sagami Kamakura 6 Fujisawa-shuku 藤沢宿 7.9 49.1 Kōza Fujisawa 7 Hiratsuka-juku 平塚宿 13.7 62.8 Ōsumi Hiratsuka 8 Ōiso-juku 大磯宿 2.9 65.8 Yurugi Ōiso 9 Odawara-juku 小田原宿 15.7 81.5Ashinoshimo Odawara 10 Hakone-juku 箱根宿 16.6 98.1 Hakone 11 Mishima-shuku 三島宿 14.8 112.9 Izu KimisawaShizuoka Mishima 12 Numazu-juku 沼津宿 5.9 118.8SurugaSuntōNumazu 13 Hara-juku 原宿 5.9 124.7 14 Yoshiwara-juku 吉原宿 11.8 136.5 Fuji Fuji 15 Kanbara-juku 蒲原宿 11.2 147.7IharaShizuoka 16 Yui-shuku 由比宿 3.9 151.6 17 Okitsu-juku 興津宿 9.2 160.8 18 Ejiri-juku 江尻宿 4.1 164.9 19 Fuchū-shuku 府中宿 10.6 175.5Udo 20 Mariko-juku 鞠子宿 5.7 181.2 21 Okabe-juku 岡部宿 7.9 189.0ShidaFujieda 22 Fujieda-juku 藤枝宿 6.8 195.8 23 Shimada-juku 島田宿 8.7 204.5Shimada 24 Kanaya-juku 金谷宿 3.9 208.4Tōtōmi Haibara 25 Nissaka-shuku 日坂宿 6.5 215.0SayaKakegawa 26 Kakegawa-juku 掛川宿 7.1 222.1 27 Fukuroi-juku 袋井宿 9.6 231.7 Yamana Fukuroi 28 Mitsuke-juku 見附宿 5.9 237.6 Iwata Iwata 29 Hamamatsu-juku 浜松宿 16.5 254.0FuchiHamamatsu 30 Maisaka-juku 舞阪宿 10.9 265.0 31 Arai-juku 新居宿 5.9 270.8Kosai 32 Shirasuka-juku 白須賀宿 6.5 277.4 Hamana 33 Futagawa-juku 二川宿 5.8 283.2MikawaAtsumiAichiToyohashi 34 Yoshida-juku 吉田宿 6.1 289.3 35 Goyu-shuku 御油宿 10.3 299.5HoiToyokawa 36 Akasaka-juku 赤坂宿 1.7 301.3 37 Fujikawa-shuku 藤川宿 8.8 310.1NukataOkazaki 38 Okazaki-shuku 岡崎宿 6.7 316.8 39 Chiryū-juku 池鯉鮒宿 15.0 331.8 Hekikai Chiryū 40 Narumi-juku 鳴海宿 11.1 342.9OwariAichiNagoya 41 Miya-juku 宮宿 6.5 349.4 42 Kuwana-juku 桑名宿 27.5 376.9Ise KuwanaMie Kuwana 43 Yokkaichi-juku 四日市宿 12.7 389.6 Mie Yokkaichi 44 Ishiyakushi-juku 石薬師宿 10.8 400.4SuzukaSuzuka 45 Shōno-juku 庄野宿 2.7 403.1 46 Kameyama-juku 亀山宿 7.9 411.0Kameyama 47 Seki-juku 関宿 5.9 416.9 48 Sakashita-juku 坂下宿 6.5 423.4 49 Tsuchiyama-juku 土山宿 9.8 433.2ŌmiKōkaShigaKōka 50 Minakuchi-juku 水口宿 10.6 443.8 51 Ishibe-juku 石部宿 13.7 457.5 Konan 52 Kusatsu-juku 草津宿 11.8 469.3 Kurita Kusatsu 53 Ōtsu-juku 大津宿 14.4 483.7 Shiga Ōtsu – Sanjō Ōhashi 三条大橋 11.8 495.5 Yamashiro Otagi Kyoto KyotoŌsaka Kaidō (from Ōtsu-juku) 53 Ōtsu-juku 大津宿 0.0 483.7 Ōmi Shiga Shiga Ōtsu 54 Fushimi-juku 伏見宿 16.6 500.3Yamashiro KiiKyotoKyoto 55 Yodo-juku 淀宿 5.5 505.8 Kuse 56 Hirakata-juku 枚方宿 13.1 518.8KawachiMattaOsaka Hirakata 57 Moriguchi-juku 守口宿 11.8 530.6 Moriguchi – Kōraibashi 高麗橋 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
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External links 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō Google Map