Tokaido 53 walk
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The document discusses the Tokaido, a significant route during the Edo period in Japan, connecting Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto. It highlights the route's 53 stations and the experience of walking it, specifically detailing a personal journey from Nihonbashi to Kawasaki. The author encourages others to explore Tokaido on foot, noting it is a fun and manageable trek.
Tokaido 53 walk
- 1. Walk on Tokaido Hiro Yoshioka #0 @hyoshiok May 9th, 2014 at 1000 Speakers Conference in English. #1000eng
- 2. Tokaido • One of most important routes in Edo period. – Edo period. (1603 – 1867) hNp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ File:Tokugawa_Ieyasu2.JPG
- 3. Tokaido • From Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. hNp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T %C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_(region)
- 5. Tokaido • Tokaido has 53 sta^ons. • From Nihonbashi (Tokyo) to Sanjo Ohashi (Kyoto). • The route is almost same as Japan Route No. 1
- 6. Nihonbashi The origin of Japan Route at Nihonbashi
- 7. Walk on Tokaido by foot • Traveling Tokaido by foot must be fun. • The first sta^on is Shinagawa. (2 miles from Nihonbashi) Old Tokaido map near Shinagawa Keihin Kyuko at Yatsuyama bashi
- 8. Shinagawa sta^on. 2 miles from Nihonbashi. 2.5 miles to Kawasaki
- 9. Tama River Tama River and Rokugo bridge. The boundary between Tokyo and Kanagawa.
- 10. Tokaido by walk • I walked from Nihonbashi to Kawasaki. • It was less than 20 km and took about 6 and half hours. • Fun. J • Why don’t you walk on Tokaido? • hNp://d.hatena.ne.jp/hyoshiok/20140429/p1