Tokaido

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Tōkaidō (東海道) (literally, East Sea Route) is the name of several things:

• National Route 1, which links Tokyo and Osaka;
• The Tokaido Main Line, which links Tokyo and Kobe;
• One of the Edo Five Routes, which linked Edo (now Tokyo) and Kyoto along the shore (see below); and
• An ancient route from Kyoto to the eastern provinces along the south shore, or the set of provinces linked by the route.
• Name of a Japanese company that makes what many consider to be the "Armani" of karate uniforms (karate gi).

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The Tokaido was one of the major Tokugawa-era roads connecting Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendo, the Tōkaidō travelled along the east coast of Honshu, hence its name, which means "East Sea Road." The famous artist Hiroshige depicted the Tōkaidō in his work, and the poet Basho travelled along the road.

Today, the Tōkaidō corridor is almost certainly the most heavily travelled transporation corridor in Japan, connecting Tokyo (Japan's capital and largest city) to Nagoya and Osaka (Japan's fourth and third largest cities respectively) via Kyoto. The Tokyo-Nagoya-Kyoto-Osaka route is followed by the Tokaido Main Line (railway line) and the Tomei and Meishin Expressways, as well as the Tokaido Shinkansen.

The original Tokaido was made up of 53 stations between the two termination points of Edo and Kyoto. These stations consisted of porter stations and horse stables, as well as lodging, food and other places a traveller may visit.

The 53 stations of Tokaido starting at Edo (Nihonbashi) and ending at Kyoto:

1. Nihonbashi
2. Shinagawa
3. Kawasaki
4. Kanagawa
5. Hodogaya
6. Totsuka
7. Fujisawa
8. Hiratsuka
9. Oiso
10. Odawara
11. Hakone
12. Mishima
13. Numazu
14. Hara
15. Yoshiwara
16. Kambara
17. Yui
18. Okitsu
19. Ejiri
20. Fuchu
21. Mariko
22. Okabe
23. Fujieda
24. Shimada
25. Kanaya
26. Nissaka
27. Kakegawa
28. Fukuroi
29. Mitsuke
30. Hamamatsu
31. Maisaka
32. Arai
33. Shirasuga
34. Futakawa
35. Yoshida
36. Goyū
37. Akasaka
38. Fujikawa
39. Okazaki
40. Chiryū
41. Narumi
42. Miya
43. Kuwana
44. Yokkaichi
45. Ishiyakushi
46. Shōno
47. Kameyama
48. Seki
49. Sakanoshita
50. Tsuchiyama
51. Minakuchi
52. Ishibe
53. Kusatsu
54. Ōtsu
55. Kyotode:Tōkaidō

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