Japan: The Tokaido or 'East Sea Highway' linking Edo (Tokyo) with Kyoto. Photograph by Felix Beato, c.1865

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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Felix Beato

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Pictures From History

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53 TOKAIDO STATIONS