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The Tōkaidō 東海道

53 post townsNihonbashi (Edo) → Kyoto

The great Pacific-coast highway between Edo and Kyoto, and the busiest road of the Edo period. Its 53 stations were immortalised by Hiroshige's woodblock prints, and its line is followed today by National Route 1 and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen. The stations reach about 484 km from Nihonbashi.

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Shinagawa-juku

Shinagawa-juku

品川宿 · No. 1 of 53 · Tōkaidō
7.9 km from EdoTokyo
Kawasaki-juku

Kawasaki-juku

川崎宿 · No. 2 of 53 · Tōkaidō
17.7 km from EdoKanagawa
Kanagawa-juku

Kanagawa-juku

神奈川宿 · No. 3 of 53 · Tōkaidō
27.5 km from EdoKanagawa
Hodogaya-juku

Hodogaya-juku

保土ヶ谷宿 · No. 4 of 53 · Tōkaidō
32.4 km from EdoKanagawa
Totsuka-juku

Totsuka-juku

戸塚宿 · No. 5 of 53 · Tōkaidō
41.2 km from EdoKanagawa
Fujisawa-shuku

Fujisawa-shuku

藤沢宿 · No. 6 of 53 · Tōkaidō
49.1 km from EdoKanagawa
Hiratsuka-juku

Hiratsuka-juku

平塚宿 · No. 7 of 53 · Tōkaidō
62.8 km from EdoKanagawa
Ōiso-juku

Ōiso-juku

大磯宿 · No. 8 of 53 · Tōkaidō
65.8 km from EdoKanagawa
Odawara-juku

Odawara-juku

小田原宿 · No. 9 of 53 · Tōkaidō
81.5 km from EdoKanagawa
Hakone-juku

Hakone-juku

箱根宿 · No. 10 of 53 · Tōkaidō
98.1 km from EdoKanagawa
Mishima-shuku

Mishima-shuku

三島宿 · No. 11 of 53 · Tōkaidō
113 km from EdoShizuoka
Numazu-juku

Numazu-juku

沼津宿 · No. 12 of 53 · Tōkaidō
119 km from EdoShizuoka
Harajuku

Harajuku

原宿 · No. 13 of 53 · Tōkaidō
125 km from EdoShizuoka
Yoshiwara-juku

Yoshiwara-juku

吉原宿 · No. 14 of 53 · Tōkaidō
136 km from EdoShizuoka
Kanbara-juku

Kanbara-juku

蒲原宿 · No. 15 of 53 · Tōkaidō
148 km from EdoShizuoka
Yui-shuku

Yui-shuku

由比宿 · No. 16 of 53 · Tōkaidō
152 km from EdoShizuoka
Okitsu

Okitsu

興津宿 · No. 17 of 53 · Tōkaidō
161 km from EdoShizuoka
Ejiri-juku

Ejiri-juku

江尻宿 · No. 18 of 53 · Tōkaidō
165 km from EdoShizuoka
Fuchū-shuku

Fuchū-shuku

府中宿 · No. 19 of 53 · Tōkaidō
176 km from EdoShizuoka
Mariko-juku

Mariko-juku

鞠子宿 · No. 20 of 53 · Tōkaidō
181 km from EdoShizuoka
Okabe-juku

Okabe-juku

岡部宿 · No. 21 of 53 · Tōkaidō
189 km from EdoShizuoka
Fujieda-juku

Fujieda-juku

藤枝宿 · No. 22 of 53 · Tōkaidō
196 km from EdoShizuoka
Shimada-juku

Shimada-juku

島田宿 · No. 23 of 53 · Tōkaidō
204 km from EdoShizuoka
Kanaya-juku

Kanaya-juku

金谷宿 · No. 24 of 53 · Tōkaidō
208 km from EdoShizuoka
Nissaka-shuku

Nissaka-shuku

日坂宿 · No. 25 of 53 · Tōkaidō
215 km from EdoShizuoka
Kakegawa-juku

Kakegawa-juku

掛川宿 · No. 26 of 53 · Tōkaidō
222 km from EdoShizuoka
Fukuroi-juku

Fukuroi-juku

袋井宿 · No. 27 of 53 · Tōkaidō
232 km from EdoShizuoka
Mitsuke-juku

Mitsuke-juku

見付宿 · No. 28 of 53 · Tōkaidō
238 km from EdoShizuoka
Hamamatsu-juku

Hamamatsu-juku

浜松宿 · No. 29 of 53 · Tōkaidō
254 km from EdoShizuoka
Maisaka-juku

Maisaka-juku

舞阪宿 · No. 30 of 53 · Tōkaidō
265 km from EdoShizuoka
Arai-juku

Arai-juku

新居宿 · No. 31 of 53 · Tōkaidō
271 km from EdoShizuoka
Shirasuka-juku

Shirasuka-juku

白須賀宿 · No. 32 of 53 · Tōkaidō
277 km from EdoShizuoka
Futagawa-juku

Futagawa-juku

二川宿 · No. 33 of 53 · Tōkaidō
283 km from EdoAichi
Yoshida-juku

Yoshida-juku

吉田宿 · No. 34 of 53 · Tōkaidō
289 km from EdoAichi
Goyu-shuku

Goyu-shuku

御油宿 · No. 35 of 53 · Tōkaidō
300 km from EdoAichi
Akasaka-juku (Tōkaidō)

Akasaka-juku (Tōkaidō)

赤坂宿 · No. 36 of 53 · Tōkaidō
301 km from EdoAichi
Fujikawa-shuku

Fujikawa-shuku

藤川宿 · No. 37 of 53 · Tōkaidō
310 km from EdoAichi
Okazaki-shuku

Okazaki-shuku

岡崎宿 · No. 38 of 53 · Tōkaidō
317 km from EdoAichi
Chiryū-juku

Chiryū-juku

池鯉鮒宿 · No. 39 of 53 · Tōkaidō
332 km from EdoAichi
Narumi-juku

Narumi-juku

鳴海宿 · No. 40 of 53 · Tōkaidō
343 km from EdoAichi
Miya-juku

Miya-juku

宮宿 · No. 41 of 53 · Tōkaidō
349 km from EdoAichi
Kuwana-juku

Kuwana-juku

桑名宿 · No. 42 of 53 · Tōkaidō
377 km from EdoMie
Yokkaichi-juku

Yokkaichi-juku

四日市宿 · No. 43 of 53 · Tōkaidō
390 km from EdoMie
Ishiyakushi-juku

Ishiyakushi-juku

石薬師宿 · No. 44 of 53 · Tōkaidō
400 km from EdoMie
Shōno-juku

Shōno-juku

庄野宿 · No. 45 of 53 · Tōkaidō
403 km from EdoMie
Kameyama-juku

Kameyama-juku

亀山宿 · No. 46 of 53 · Tōkaidō
411 km from EdoMie
Seki-juku

Seki-juku

関宿 · No. 47 of 53 · Tōkaidō
417 km from EdoMie
Sakashita-juku

Sakashita-juku

坂下宿 · No. 48 of 53 · Tōkaidō
423 km from EdoMie
Tsuchiyama-juku

Tsuchiyama-juku

土山宿 · No. 49 of 53 · Tōkaidō
433 km from EdoShiga
Minakuchi-juku

Minakuchi-juku

水口宿 · No. 50 of 53 · Tōkaidō
444 km from EdoShiga
Ishibe-juku

Ishibe-juku

石部宿 · No. 51 of 53 · Tōkaidō
458 km from EdoShiga
Kusatsu-juku

Kusatsu-juku

草津宿 · No. 52 of 53 · Tōkaidō
469 km from EdoShiga
Ōtsu-juku

Ōtsu-juku

大津宿 · No. 53 of 53 · Tōkaidō
484 km from EdoShiga

Station table

No.Post townPresent-dayFrom NihonbashiTo next
1Shinagawa-juku 品川宿Shinagawa, Tokyo7.9 km9.8 km
2Kawasaki-juku 川崎宿Kawasaki-ku, Kanagawa17.7 km9.8 km
3Kanagawa-juku 神奈川宿Yokohama, Kanagawa27.5 km4.9 km
4Hodogaya-juku 保土ヶ谷宿Hodogaya-ku, Kanagawa32.4 km8.8 km
5Totsuka-juku 戸塚宿Totsuka-ku, Kanagawa41.2 km7.9 km
6Fujisawa-shuku 藤沢宿Fujisawa, Kanagawa49.1 km13.7 km
7Hiratsuka-juku 平塚宿Hiratsuka, Kanagawa62.8 km2.9 km
8Ōiso-juku 大磯宿Ōiso-machi, Kanagawa65.8 km15.7 km
9Odawara-juku 小田原宿Odawara, Kanagawa81.5 km16.6 km
10Hakone-juku 箱根宿Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa98.1 km14.8 km
11Mishima-shuku 三島宿Mishima, Shizuoka113 km5.9 km
12Numazu-juku 沼津宿Numazu, Shizuoka119 km5.9 km
13Harajuku 原宿Jingūmae, Shizuoka125 km11.8 km
14Yoshiwara-juku 吉原宿Fuji, Shizuoka136 km11.1 km
15Kanbara-juku 蒲原宿Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka148 km3.9 km
16Yui-shuku 由比宿Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka152 km9.2 km
17Okitsu 興津宿Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka161 km4.1 km
18Ejiri-juku 江尻宿Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka165 km10.6 km
19Fuchū-shuku 府中宿Aoi-ku, Shizuoka176 km5.7 km
20Mariko-juku 鞠子宿Suruga-ku, Shizuoka181 km7.9 km
21Okabe-juku 岡部宿Fujieda, Shizuoka189 km6.8 km
22Fujieda-juku 藤枝宿Fujieda, Shizuoka196 km8.7 km
23Shimada-juku 島田宿Shimada, Shizuoka204 km3.9 km
24Kanaya-juku 金谷宿Shimada, Shizuoka208 km6.5 km
25Nissaka-shuku 日坂宿Kakegawa, Shizuoka215 km7.1 km
26Kakegawa-juku 掛川宿Kakegawa, Shizuoka222 km9.6 km
27Fukuroi-juku 袋井宿Fukuroi, Shizuoka232 km5.9 km
28Mitsuke-juku 見付宿Iwata, Shizuoka238 km16.5 km
29Hamamatsu-juku 浜松宿Hamamatsu, Shizuoka254 km10.9 km
30Maisaka-juku 舞阪宿Hamamatsu, Shizuoka265 km5.9 km
31Arai-juku 新居宿Kosai, Shizuoka271 km6.5 km
32Shirasuka-juku 白須賀宿Kosai, Shizuoka277 km5.8 km
33Futagawa-juku 二川宿Toyohashi, Aichi283 km6.1 km
34Yoshida-juku 吉田宿Toyohashi, Aichi289 km10.3 km
35Goyu-shuku 御油宿Toyokawa, Aichi300 km1.7 km
36Akasaka-juku (Tōkaidō) 赤坂宿Toyokawa, Aichi301 km8.8 km
37Fujikawa-shuku 藤川宿Okazaki, Aichi310 km6.7 km
38Okazaki-shuku 岡崎宿Okazaki, Aichi317 km14.9 km
39Chiryū-juku 池鯉鮒宿Chiryū-shi, Aichi332 km11.1 km
40Narumi-juku 鳴海宿Midori-ku, Aichi343 km6.5 km
41Miya-juku 宮宿Atsuta-ku, Aichi349 km27.5 km
42Kuwana-juku 桑名宿Kuwana, Mie377 km12.7 km
43Yokkaichi-juku 四日市宿Yokkaichi, Mie390 km10.8 km
44Ishiyakushi-juku 石薬師宿Suzuka, Mie400 km2.7 km
45Shōno-juku 庄野宿Suzuka, Mie403 km7.9 km
46Kameyama-juku 亀山宿Kameyama, Mie411 km5.9 km
47Seki-juku 関宿Kameyama, Mie417 km6.5 km
48Sakashita-juku 坂下宿Kameyama, Mie423 km9.8 km
49Tsuchiyama-juku 土山宿Kōka-shi, Shiga433 km10.6 km
50Minakuchi-juku 水口宿Kōka-shi, Shiga444 km13.7 km
51Ishibe-juku 石部宿Konan, Shiga458 km11.7 km
52Kusatsu-juku 草津宿Kusatsu, Shiga469 km14.4 km
53Ōtsu-juku 大津宿Otsu, Shiga484 km— (last station)

Station order, distances (converted from ri at 1 ri = 3.927 km) and present-day locations from the Tōkaidō station list, Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).