Edo-period roads and trails

road of premodern Japan

thumb|right|Original ishidatami (stone paving) on the Nakasendō thumb|The Five Routes The , also called the , was one of the centrally administered five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected the de facto capital of Japan at Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto. There were 69 stations (staging-posts) between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi, Kōzuke, Shinano, Mino and Ōmi provinces. In addition to Tokyo and Kyoto, the Nakasendō runs through the modern-day prefectures of Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga, with a total distance of about .

Five Highways in Edo period Japan

one of the five routes of the Edo period Japan

Route (kaidō) in Japan of the Edo Period

edo period highway in Japan