KÅshÅ« KaidÅ
The KÅshÅ« KaidÅ (甲州街é“) was one of the five routes of the Edo period and it was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The route continues from there to connect with the NakasendÅ's Shimosuwa-shuku in Nagano Prefecture.[1] Many feudal lords from Shinano Province made use of the road during sankin kÅtai, including those from the TakatÅ Domain, Suwa Domain and Iida Domain.
The KÅshÅ« KaidÅ's route is followed closely by the modern Route 20.
Stations of the KÅshÅ« KaidÅ
There are 44 post stations along the KÅshÅ« KaidÅ.[2][3] They are listed below with they corresponding modern-day municipality listed in parentheses.
Tokyo

Nihonbashi's highway distance marker, from which modern highway distances are measured
View of Mt. Fuji from Tama River in Fuchū
- Starting Location: Nihonbashi (ChÅ«Å)
- 1. NaitŠShinjuku (内藤新宿) (Shinjuku)
- 2. Shimotakaido-shuku (下高井戸宿) (Suginami)
- 3. Kamitakaido-shuku (上高井戸宿) (Suginami)
- Fuda-Goshuku(布田五宿): KokuryÅ-shuku, Shimofuda-shuku, Kamiishihara-shuku, Shimoishihara-shuku, and Shimoishihara-shuku are all small posts. They are collectively referred to as Fuda-Goshuku. 'Goshuku' means five post-stations in Japanese.
- 4. KokuryÅ-shuku (å›½é ˜å®¿) (ChÅfu)
- 5. Shimofuda-shuku (下布田宿) (ChÅfu)
- 6. Kamifuda-shuku (上布田宿) (ChÅfu)
- 7. Shimoishihara-shuku (下石原宿) (ChÅfu)
- 8. Kamiishihara-shuku (上石原宿) (ChÅfu)
- 9. FuchÅ«-shuku (府ä¸å®¿) (FuchÅ«)
- 10. Hino-shuku (日野宿) (Hino)
- 11. HachiÅji-shuku (八王å宿) (HachiÅji)
- 12. Komagino-shuku (駒木野宿) (HachiÅji)
- 13. Kobotoke-shuku (å°ä»å®¿) (HachiÅji)
Kanagawa Prefecture
- 14. Ohara-shuku (å°åŽŸå®¿) (Sagamihara)
- 15. Yose-shuku (与瀬宿) (Sagamihara)
- 16. Yoshino-shuku (å‰é‡Žå®¿) (Sagamihara)
- 17. Sekino-shuku (関野宿) (Sagamihara)
Yamanashi Prefecture

KÅfu
- 18. Uenohara-shuku (上野原宿) (Uenohara)
- 19. Tsurukawa-shuku (鶴å·å®¿) (Uenohara)
- 20. Notajiri-shuku (野田尻宿) (Uenohara)
- 21. Inume-shuku (犬目宿) (Uenohara)
- 22. Shimotorisawa-shuku (下鳥沢宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 23. Kamitorisawa-shuku (上鳥沢宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 24. Saruhashi-shuku (猿橋宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 25. Komahashi-shuku (駒橋宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 26. Ōtsuki-shuku (大月宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 27. Shimohanasaki-shuku (下花咲宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 28. Kamihanasaki-shuku (上花咲宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 29. Shimohatsukari-shuku (下åˆç‹©å®¿) (ÅŒtsuki)
- 30. Nakahatsukari-shuku (ä¸åˆç‹©å®¿) (ÅŒtsuki)
- 31. Shirano-shuku (白野宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 32. Kuronoda-shuku (黒野田宿) (Ōtsuki)
- 33. Komakai-shuku (駒飼宿) (KÅshÅ«)
- 34. Tsuruse-shuku (鶴瀬宿) (KÅshÅ«)
- 35. Katsunuma-shuku (å‹æ²¼å®¿) (KÅshÅ«)
- 36. Kuribara-shuku (æ —åŽŸå®¿) (Yamanashi)
- 37. Isawa-shuku (石和宿) (Fuefuki)
- 38. KÅfu-shuku (甲府宿) (KÅfu)
- 39. Nirasaki-shuku (韮崎宿) (Nirasaki)
- 40. Daigahara-shuku (å°ãƒ¶åŽŸå®¿) (Hokuto)
- 41. KyÅraiishi-shuku (æ•™æ¥çŸ³å®¿) (Hokuto)
Nagano Prefecture

Hiroshige's print of Shimosuwa-shuku, part of the The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso KaidÅ series
- 42. Tsutaki-shuku (蔦木宿) (Fujimi, Suwa District)
- 43. Kanazawa-shuku (金沢宿) (Chino)
- 44. Kamisuwa-shuku (上è«è¨ªå®¿) (Suwa)
- Ending Location: Shimosuwa-shuku (Shimosuwa, Suwa District) (also part of the NakasendÅ)
See also
References
- ↑ Information on Everyday Living for Foreign Residents of Shinjuku City. Shinjuku City Office. Accessed November 28, 2007.
- ↑ KÅshÅ« KaidÅ Map. YumekaidÅ. Accessed September 4, 2007.
- ↑ KÅshÅ« KaidÅ 44 Information. NEC Corporation. Accessed August 4, 2007.
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