69 Stations of the Nakasendō


The 69 Stations of the Nakasendō are the rest areas along the Nakasendō, which ran from Nihonbashi in Edo to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto. The route stretched approximately and was an alternate trade route to the Tōkaidō.

Stations of the Nakasendō

The sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, in addition to the starting and ending locations, are listed below in order. The stations are divided by their present-day prefecture and include the name of their present-day city/town/village/district.

[Tokyo]

[Saitama Prefecture]

[Gunma Prefecture]

[Nagano Prefecture]

[Gifu Prefecture]

[Shiga Prefecture]

[Kyoto Prefecture]

''Ai no Shuku''

Ai no shuku are intermediate rest areas along Japan's historical routes. Because they are not official post stations, normal travelers were generally not allowed to stay at them. Here are some of the ai no shuku along the Nakasendō: