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
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starting from the center of Edobashi (today’s Nihonbashi). It was built to connect
Edo
Edo (), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
Edo, formerly a (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the '' de facto'' capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogu ...
with
Mito 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 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) 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
The
post stations of the Mito Kaidō, with their present-day municipalities listed beside them.
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
:1. Senjujuku (千住宿) (
Adachi) (also part of the
Nikkō Kaidō
The was one of the centrally administered Edo Five Routes, five routes of the Edo period. It was built to connect the ''de facto'' capital of Japan at Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with the temple-shrine complex of the Mangan-ji and Tōshōsha (now cal ...
)
:2. Niijuku (新宿) (Kanamachi,
Katsushika
is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is known as 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 Prefectures of Japan, 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 ...
:3. Matsudojuku (松戸宿) (
Matsudo
file:Matsudo City Hall 2.jpg, 260px, Matsudo City Hall
is a Cities of Japan, city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 499,533 in 242,918 households and a population density of 8,138 persons per km2. The total are ...
)
: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 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) 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 103,717 in 47,545 households and a population density of 1482 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 34 ...
)
:7. Fujishirojuku (藤代宿) (Toride)
:8. Wakashibajuku (若柴宿) (
Ryūgasaki)
:9. Ushikujuku (牛久宿) (
Ushiku)
:10. Arakawaokijuku (荒川沖宿) (
Tsuchiura)
: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)
:16. Takeharajuku (竹原宿) (
Omitama)
: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)
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 most ...
(Gokaido)
References
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Edo-period roads and trails