Stations of the Tokaido

There were originally 53 government post stations along the Tokaido, where travelers had to present traveling permits at each station if wanting to cross. The stations are divided by their present-day prefecture and include the name of their present-day city/town/village/districts, with historic provinces listed below.

Tokyo

Starting Location: Nihonbashi (Chuo-ku)
1. Shinagawa-juku (Shinagawa)

Kanagawa Prefecture

2. Kawasaki-juku (Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki)
3. Kanagawa-juku (Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama)
4. Hodogaya-juku (Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama)
5. Totsuka-juku (Totsuka-ku, Yokohama)
6. Fujisawa-shuku (Fujisawa)
7. Hiratsuka-juku (Hiratsuka)
8. Oiso-juku (Oiso, Naka District)
9. Odawara-juku (Odawara)
10. Hakone-juku (Hakone, Ashigarashimo District)

Shizuoka Prefecture

11. Mishima-shuku (Mishima)
12. Numazu-juku (Numazu)
13. Hara-juku (Numazu)
14. Yoshiwara-juku (Fuji)
15. Kanbara-juku (Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka)
16. Yui-shuku (Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka)
17. Okitsu-juku (Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka)
18. Ejiri-juku (Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka)
19. Fuchu-shuku (Aoi-ku, Shizuoka)
20. Mariko-juku (Suruga-ku, Shizuoka)
21. Okabe-juku (Fujieda)
22. Fujieda-juku (Fujieda)
23. Shimada-juku (Shimada)
24. Kanaya-juku (Shimada)
25. Nissaka-shuku (Kakegawa)
26. Kakegawa-juku (Kakegawa)
27. Fukuroi-juku (Fukuroi)
28. Mitsuke-juku (Iwata)
29. Hamamatsu-juku (Naka-ku, Hamamatsu)
30. Maisaka-juku (Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu)
31. Arai-juku (Kosai)
32. Shirasuka-juku (Kosai)

Aichi Prefecture

33. Futagawa-juku (Toyohashi)
34. Yoshida-juku (Toyohashi)
35. Goyu-shuku (Toyokawa)
36. Akasaka-juku (Toyokawa)
37. Fujikawa-shuku (Okazaki)
38. Okazaki-shuku (Okazaki)
39. Chiryu-juku (Chiryu)
40. Narumi-juku (Midori-ku, Nagoya)
41. Miya-juku (Atsuta-ku, Nagoya)

Mie Prefecture

42. Kuwana-juku (Kuwana)
43. Yokkaichi-juku (Yokkaichi)
44. Ishiyakushi-juku (Suzuka)
45. Shono-juku (Suzuka)
46. Kameyama-juku (Kameyama)
47. Seki-juku (Kameyama)
48. Sakashita-juku (Kameyama)

Shiga Prefecture

49. Tsuchiyama-juku (Koka)
50. Minakuchi-juku (Koka)
51. Ishibe-juku (Konan)
52. Kusatsu-juku (Kusatsu)
53. Otsu-juku (Otsu)

Kyoto Prefecture

Ending Location: Sanjo Ohashi (Kyoto)

By historical provinces

During the Edo period, when the Tokaido was established, it ran through the following ten historical provinces of Japan.

Musashi Province: Nihonbashi (start) to Hodogaya-juku (#4)
Sagami Province: Totsuka-juku (#5) to Hakone-juku (#10)
Izu Province: Mishima-shuku (#11)
Suruga Province: Numazu-juku (#12) to Shimada-juku (#23)
Totomi Province: Kanaya-juku (#24) to Shirasuka-juku (#32)
Mikawa Province: Futagawa-juku (#33) to Chiryu-juku (#39)
Owari Province: Narumi-juku (#40) and Miya-juku (#41)
Ise Province: Kuwana-juku (#42) to Sakanoshita-juku (#48)
Omi Province: Tsuchiyama-juku (#49) to Otsu-juku (#53)
Yamashiro Province: Sanjo Ohashi (original finish), Fushimi-juku (#54) and Yodo-juku (#55)
Kawachi Province: Hirakata-juku (#56) and Moriguchi-juku (#57)
Settsu Province: Koraibashi (finish)