Japan: Map of the 'Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido', or East Sea Highway linking Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto during the 18th and 19th centuries

Map of the 'Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido' between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto.

The Tōkaidō (東海道 East Sea Road) was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name.

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53 TOKAIDO STATIONS