{"id":64543,"date":"2020-05-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=64543"},"modified":"2020-07-02T17:26:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T08:26:39","slug":"travel-53-stations-of-tokaido-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/travel-53-stations-of-tokaido-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling Hiroshige&#8217;s &#8220;The 53 Stations of Tokaido&#8221; Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184151\/LIA.53Tokaido.01.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64544\" class=\"wp-image-64544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184151\/LIA.53Tokaido.01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184151\/LIA.53Tokaido.01-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184151\/LIA.53Tokaido.01-370x230.jpg 370w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184151\/LIA.53Tokaido.01-560x350.jpg 560w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184151\/LIA.53Tokaido.01-770x480.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>The modern Tokaido route (from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/tokaido-shinkansen-jr-pass\" target=\"_blank\">Jrailpass.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Travelling around Japan is always an adventure, with the efficiency and ease of the various <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/tag\/shinkansen\/\"><em>shinkansen<\/em> bullet trains<\/a>. Perhaps the most well-known<em> shinkansen<\/em> route is the <strong>Tokaido Shinkansen line which connects Tokyo to Kyoto<\/strong>. The history behind the namesake of the Tokaido <em>Shinkansen<\/em> is a story in itself. Having lived and travelled within Japan for over 10 years, I never actually knew why it was named the Tokaido until I did some digging into the history of the old Tokaido Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The History of the Tokaido Road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Tokaido<\/em><\/strong> (\u6771\u6d77\u9053) literally translates to \u201cEastern Sea Route\u201d and <strong>connected the old capital of Kyoto where the Emperor presided to the new capital of Edo<\/strong> (present-day Tokyo) where the Shogun lived. It refers to the most important of the five ancient highways (<em>gokaido<\/em>, \u4e94\u8857\u9053) in Japan <strong>constructed under Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu\u2019s reign<\/strong> (1603-1605). Ieyasu wished to strengthen his hold over the country after uniting the warring <em>daimyo<\/em> (regional\/feudal warlords). A clever politician, Ieyasu established a policy known as <em>sankin-kotai<\/em>, which required the <em>daimyo<\/em> to alternate living between their domain and a permanent Edo residence every other year. Effectively, Ieyasu held the <em>daimyos<\/em>&#8216;s families hostage in Edo in order to prevent further future conflict. To make travelling easier, the five highways, including the Tokaido road was built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184143\/LIA.53Tokaido.02-1024x602.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64546\" class=\"wp-image-64546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184143\/LIA.53Tokaido.02-1024x602.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184143\/LIA.53Tokaido.02-500x294.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184143\/LIA.53Tokaido.02-1536x903.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184143\/LIA.53Tokaido.02.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>Gokaido: The five ancient highways from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Japanistry.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This weaving, bustling road snaked its way from Kyoto up the eastern coastline shores connecting it to Edo.&nbsp; The road was vital in maintaining trade, commerce, and communication between Kyoto and Edo. Ieyasu established <strong>53 post stations<\/strong> (55 if you include the terminals of Nihombashi and Kyoto Station) on the Tokaido route for ease and comfort of the travellers, many whom travelled on foot, as horses were restricted for the use of the gentry.&nbsp; <strong>Restaurants, teahouses, various accommodations, and government offices were all near the post stations<\/strong> for accessibility and a night\u2019s rest. There was an average of 8 kilometers between each station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tokaido Shinkansen line closely follows this ancient \u201cEastern Sea Route\u201d and was named accordingly. Nearly half the stations of the Tokaido road (22 to be exact) can be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shizuoka-railway-guide\/\">Shizuoka Prefecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Utagawa Hiroshige and the \u201c53 Stations of the Tokaido\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Everyday scenes of the old Tokaido life are immortalised in the beautiful <em>ukiyo-e<\/em> works of famed artist Utagawa Hiroshige<\/strong>. <em>Ukiyo-e<\/em> are a form of Japanese artwork made using woodblock stencils and paints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally born Ando Hiroshige in 1797; Hiroshige traveled the great Tokaido road in 1832. Inspired by his journey travelling to and from Edo to Kyoto, he created 55 <em>ukiyo-e<\/em> prints, one for each post station on the Tokaido. It would become his most famous work \u201c<strong>The 53 Stations of the Tokaido\u201d <\/strong>(\u6771\u6d77\u9053\u4e94\u5341\u4e09\u6b21). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technically the terminal destinations of the route: Nihombashi in Edo and Kyoto station are not counted in the 53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184135\/LIA.53TOKAIDO08-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64549\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184135\/LIA.53TOKAIDO08.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64549\" class=\"wp-image-64549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184135\/LIA.53TOKAIDO08-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184135\/LIA.53TOKAIDO08-500x343.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184135\/LIA.53TOKAIDO08-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184135\/LIA.53TOKAIDO08.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#1. Nihombashi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184053\/LIA.53TOKAIDO09-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64550\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184053\/LIA.53TOKAIDO09.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64550\" class=\"wp-image-64550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184053\/LIA.53TOKAIDO09-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184053\/LIA.53TOKAIDO09-500x342.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184053\/LIA.53TOKAIDO09-1536x1049.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28184053\/LIA.53TOKAIDO09.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#55. Kyoto<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>The terminal stations: Nihombashi and Kyoto From the <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiroshige.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tokaido Hiroshige Museum<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tokaido in the Present<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, you can find that the Tokaido history captured by Utagawa Hiroshige work is still very much alive and well in present day Japan, from various <strong>walking trails<\/strong> like the <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hakonehachiri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hakone Hachiri<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/along-the-old-tokaido-road-utsunoya\/\">Utsunoya Pass<\/a> (of which I did a mini hike), various <strong><em>shinise<\/em> businesses<\/strong> (traditional family enterprises still owned and operated by their descendants for over 100 years)  and <strong>museums dedicated to Utagawa Hiroshige<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183730\/Photo-8-2-20-11-11-11-am-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64565\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183730\/Photo-8-2-20-11-11-11-am.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64565\" class=\"wp-image-64565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183730\/Photo-8-2-20-11-11-11-am-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183730\/Photo-8-2-20-11-11-11-am-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183730\/Photo-8-2-20-11-11-11-am-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183730\/Photo-8-2-20-11-11-11-am.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The original Utsunoya Pass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183724\/Photo-8-2-20-11-20-59-am-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64566\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183724\/Photo-8-2-20-11-20-59-am.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64566\" class=\"wp-image-64566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183724\/Photo-8-2-20-11-20-59-am-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183724\/Photo-8-2-20-11-20-59-am-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183724\/Photo-8-2-20-11-20-59-am-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183724\/Photo-8-2-20-11-20-59-am.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Meiji Tunnel at Utsunoya<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was fortunate to spend time in <strong>Shizuoka Prefecture<\/strong> learning about Hiroshige and the Tokaido. The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tokaido-hiroshige.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Tokaido Hiroshige Museum<\/a><\/strong> located roughly a 20 minute walk from Yui Station is built on the site of a historic Tokaido inn which was used by the nobility. The museum sits within the inn\u2019s original walls and a serene Japanese garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I really enjoyed this museum for its simplistic process layout showcasing how a<em> ukiyo-e<\/em> print is made, and it\u2019s collection of <strong><em>ukiyo-e<\/em> first edition prints of \u201cThe 53 Stations of the Tokaido\u201d<\/strong> displayed alongside vibrant photographic modern interpretations of the same scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183949\/LIA.53Tokaido.04-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64558\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183949\/LIA.53Tokaido.04.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64558\" class=\"wp-image-64558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183949\/LIA.53Tokaido.04-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183949\/LIA.53Tokaido.04-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183949\/LIA.53Tokaido.04-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183949\/LIA.53Tokaido.04.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183955\/LIA.53Tokaido.03-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64557\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183955\/LIA.53Tokaido.03.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64557\" class=\"wp-image-64557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183955\/LIA.53Tokaido.03-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183955\/LIA.53Tokaido.03-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183955\/LIA.53Tokaido.03-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183955\/LIA.53Tokaido.03.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>My personal attempts of recreating Utagawa Hiroshige&#8217;s ukiyo-e prints: Yui and Fuchu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183945\/LIA.53TOKAIDO014yui-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64560\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183945\/LIA.53TOKAIDO014yui.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64560\" class=\"wp-image-64560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183945\/LIA.53TOKAIDO014yui-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183945\/LIA.53TOKAIDO014yui-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183945\/LIA.53TOKAIDO014yui-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183945\/LIA.53TOKAIDO014yui-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183945\/LIA.53TOKAIDO014yui.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#17. Yui<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183938\/LIA.53TOKAIDO015fuchu.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64561\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183938\/LIA.53TOKAIDO015fuchu.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64561\" class=\"wp-image-64561\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#20. Fuchu<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>Utagawa Hiroshige&#8217;s ukiyo-e prints: Yui and Fuchu<\/em> <em>from the <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiroshige.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">To<\/a><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiroshige.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>kaido Hiroshige Museum<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first edition prints are displayed in constant rotation with other historical sites along the Tokaido, so expect it to vary. You can also <strong>try your hand at making your own simple versions of the famous ukiyo-e prints <\/strong>which are rather fun and a very sweet keepsake. The \u201cmake-your-own\u201d versions also rotate in design. Another wonderful keepsake is the simple <strong>handkerchief printed with various Tokaido seals<\/strong>, and when you have visited the sites they represent, you can stamp them with the corresponding image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64562\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64562\" class=\"wp-image-64562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183807\/LIA.53Tokaido.06.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64563\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64563\" class=\"wp-image-64563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183802\/LIA.53Tokaido.07.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The keepsake hankerchief: an image of the actual finished version vs mine with Mt Fuji.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting The Tokaido Road Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring Japan&#8217;s ancient Tokaido Road is extremely easy now, especially if you hold a JR PASS. By taking the Tokaido \u201cKodama\u201d <em>shinkansen<\/em> (which stops at every station along the line), you can extend your travels between Tokyo to Kyoto by using one of the six <em>shinkansen<\/em> stations in or near Shizuoka Prefecture: <strong>Odawara, Mishima, Shin Fuji, Shizuoka, <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shizuoka-kakegawa-castle-old-town\/\">Kakegawa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/hamamatsu-vegetarian-calligraphy\/\">Hamamatsu<\/a><\/strong> as your bases to explore the old Tokaido Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183455\/LIA.53TOKAIDO013odawara-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64571\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183455\/LIA.53TOKAIDO013odawara.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64571\" class=\"wp-image-64571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183455\/LIA.53TOKAIDO013odawara-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183455\/LIA.53TOKAIDO013odawara-500x327.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183455\/LIA.53TOKAIDO013odawara-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183455\/LIA.53TOKAIDO013odawara.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#10. Odawara<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183504\/LIA.53TOKAIDO012mishima-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64570\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183504\/LIA.53TOKAIDO012mishima.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64570\" class=\"wp-image-64570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183504\/LIA.53TOKAIDO012mishima-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183504\/LIA.53TOKAIDO012mishima-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183504\/LIA.53TOKAIDO012mishima-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183504\/LIA.53TOKAIDO012mishima-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183504\/LIA.53TOKAIDO012mishima.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#12. Mishima<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183648\/LIA.53TOKAIDO011kakegawa-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64569\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183648\/LIA.53TOKAIDO011kakegawa.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64569\" class=\"wp-image-64569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183648\/LIA.53TOKAIDO011kakegawa-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183648\/LIA.53TOKAIDO011kakegawa-500x348.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183648\/LIA.53TOKAIDO011kakegawa-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183648\/LIA.53TOKAIDO011kakegawa.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#27. Kakegawa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183707\/LIA.53TOKAIDO010hamamatsu-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64568\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183707\/LIA.53TOKAIDO010hamamatsu.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?attachment_id=64568\" class=\"wp-image-64568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183707\/LIA.53TOKAIDO010hamamatsu-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183707\/LIA.53TOKAIDO010hamamatsu-500x336.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183707\/LIA.53TOKAIDO010hamamatsu-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/28183707\/LIA.53TOKAIDO010hamamatsu.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">#30. Hamamatsu<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiroshige.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Tokaido Hiroshige Museum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting to the Tokaido Hiroshige Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>SHIZUOKA CITY TOKAIDO HIROSHIGE MUSEUM OF ART<br>\u6771\u6d77\u9053\u5e83\u91cd\u7f8e\u8853\u9928<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Website<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/tokaido-hiroshige.jp\/\">http:\/\/tokaido-hiroshige.jp\/<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hours<\/td><td>09:30 &#8211; 17:00 (last admission at 16:30) | closed on Mondays<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phone<\/td><td>+81 54-375-4454<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Price<\/td><td>520 yen (adults)<br>300 yen (children and college students)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Address<\/td><td>297-1&nbsp;Yui, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture 421-3103<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Access<\/td><td>By train: From Shizuoka station, take the JR Tokaido line to Yui station. <br>From Yui, it&#8217;s roughly a 20 minute walk, just follow the signs.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/5\/embed?mid=1OT2HjBN6ClXpbZ1QAXYWKP6TaPfCOa_G&amp;hl=en\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travelling around Japan is always an adventure, with the efficiency and ease of the various shinkansen bullet trains. 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