Tōkaidō (region)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- For other uses, see Tōkaidō (disambiguation)
The Tōkaidō (東海道?) was originally an old Japanese geographical region that made up the gokishichidō system and was situated along the southeastern edge of Honshū, its name literally means 'Eastern Sea Way'.[1] It also refers to a series of roads that connected the capitals (国府 kokufu) of each of the provinces that made up the region.
The Tōkaidō region encompasses fifteen ancient provinces.[2]
- Iga Province
- Ise Province
- Shima Province
- Owari Province
- Mikawa Province
- Tōtōmi Province
- Suruga Province
- Kai Province
- Izu Province
- Sagami Province
- Musashi Province
- Awa Province
- Kazusa Province
- Shimousa Province
- Hitachi Province
[edit] References
- Titsingh, Isaac, ed. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652], Nipon o daï itsi ran; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.... Click link to digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)
|
||||||||
