was an old road, ''
kaidō
were roads in Japan dating from the Edo period. They played important roles in transportation like the Appian Way of ancient Roman roads. Major examples include the Edo Five Routes, all of which started at Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Minor exam ...
,'' in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
starting from the center of Edobashi (today’s Nihonbashi). It was built to connect
Edo
Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...
with
Mito
Mito may refer to:
Places
*Mito, Ibaraki, capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
*Mito, Aichi, a Japanese town
*Mito, Shimane, a Japanese town
* Mitō, Yamaguchi, a Japanese town
* Mito District, a district in the province of Concepción, Per ...
in modern-day
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
. Travelers from Edo called it the Mito Kaidō, but travelers from Mito called it the Edo Kaidō. Today,
National Route 6 follows the old Mito Kaido.
[Chiba Kokaidō Rekishi Sanpo](_blank)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Accessed December 28, 2007.
Stations of the Mito Kaidō
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
:1. Senjujuku (千住宿) (
Adachi) (also part of the
Nikkō Kaidō
The was one of the five routes of the Edo period and it was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with the temple-shrine complex of the Mangan-ji and Tōshōsha (now called the Rinnō-ji and Tōshōgū), which are located in the present-day ...
)
:2. Niijuku (新宿) (Kanamachi,
Katsushika
is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English.
As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 444,356, and a population density of 12,770 people per km². The total area is 34.80 ...
)
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
:3. Matsudojuku (松戸宿) (
Matsudo
260px, Matsudo City Hall
is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 498,575 in 242,981 households and a population density of 8100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Matsudo is loca ...
)
:4. Koganejuku (小金宿) (Matsudo)
:5. Abikojuku (我孫子宿) (
Abiko)
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
:6. Toridejuku (取手宿) (
Toride
260px, Ohori-no-watashi
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 104,329 in 44,755 households and a population density of 1492 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 3 ...
)
:7. Fujishirojuku (藤代宿) (Toride)
:8. Wakashibajuku (若柴宿) (
Ryūgasaki)
:9. Ushikujuku (牛久宿) (
Ushiku
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 84,675 in 35,082 households and a population density of 1437 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 29.5%. The total area of the ...
)
:10. Arakawaokijuku (荒川沖宿) (
Tsuchiura
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 138,033 in 60,069 households and a population density of 1123 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 29.7%. Th ...
)
:11. Nakamurajuku (中村宿) (Tsuchiura)
:12. Tsuchiurajuku (土浦宿) (Tsuchiura)
:13. Nakanukijuku (中貫宿) (Tsuchiura)
:14. Inayoshijuku (稲吉宿) (
Kasumigaura)
:15. Fuchūjuku (府中宿) (
Ishioka
260px, Ishioka City Hall
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 72,351 in 28,291 households and a population density of 336 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 33. ...
)
:16. Takeharajuku (竹原宿) (
Omitama
280px, Lake Kasumigaura from Omitama
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,776 in 18,311 households and a population density of 337 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged ove ...
)
:17. Katakurajuku (片倉宿) (Omitama)
:18. Obatajuku (小幡宿) (
Ibaraki,
Higashiibaraki District)
:19. Nagaokajuku (長岡宿) (Ibaraki, Higashiibaraki District)
:20. Mitojuku (水戸宿) (
Mito
Mito may refer to:
Places
*Mito, Ibaraki, capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
*Mito, Aichi, a Japanese town
*Mito, Shimane, a Japanese town
* Mitō, Yamaguchi, a Japanese town
* Mito District, a district in the province of Concepción, Per ...
)
See also
*
Kaidō
were roads in Japan dating from the Edo period. They played important roles in transportation like the Appian Way of ancient Roman roads. Major examples include the Edo Five Routes, all of which started at Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Minor exam ...
*
Edo Five Routes
The , sometimes translated as "Five Highways", were the five centrally administered routes, or ''kaidō'', that connected the ''de facto'' capital of Japan at Edo (now Tokyo) with the outer provinces during the Edo period (1603–1868). The mos ...
(Gokaido)
References
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Road transport in Japan
Edo period