The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次, Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi) is a series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints created by Hiroshige.^[1] This was a popular subject. Hiroshige created many versions of this subject.

Tōkaidō images change

In 1832, Hiroshige traveled the length of the Tōkaidō from Edo to Kyoto. He was part of an official delegation from the court of the Tokugawa Shogunate to the court of the Emperor of Japan.^[2]

In addition to the 53 stations, Hiroshige's series of images includes one print showing the departure from Edo. The series also includes a print showing the journey's end in the Imperial capital city.

№	Station No and English name	Japanese	Transliteration
	Leaving Edo : Nihonbashi Bridge, "the bridge of Japan"	日本橋	Nihonbashi
1	1st station : Shinagawa.	品川	Shinagawa
2	2nd station : Kawasaki	川崎	Kawasaki
3	3rd station : Kanagawa	神奈川	Kanagawa
4	4th station : Hodogaya	程ヶ谷, 保土ヶ谷	Hodogaya
5	5th station : Totsuka	戸塚	Totsuka
6	6th station : Fujisawa	藤沢	Fujisawa
7	7th station : Hiratsuka	平塚	Hiratsuka
8	8th station : Oiso	大磯	Oiso
9	9th station : Odawara (Crossing the Sakawa river at a ford.)	小田原	Odawara
10	10th station : Hakone	箱根	Hakone
11	11th station : Mishima	三島	Mishima
12	12th station : Numazu	沼津	Numazu
13	13th station : Hara	原	Hara
14	14th station : Yoshiwara	吉原	Yoshiwara
15	15th station : Kambara	蒲原	Kanbara
16	16th station : Yui	由井, 由比	Yui
17	17th station : Okitsu	興津	Okitsu
18	18th station : Ejiri	江尻	Ejiri
19	19th station : Fuchū	府中, 駿府	Fuchū
20	20th station : Mariko	鞠子, 丸子	Mariko
21	21st station : Okabe	岡部	Okabe
22	22nd station : Fujieda	藤枝	Fujieda
23	23rd station : Shimada	島田	Shimada
24	24th station : Kanaya	金屋, 金谷	Kanaya
25	25th station : Nissaka	日坂	Nissaka
26	26th station : Kagegawa	掛川	Kagegawa
27	27th station : Fukuroi	袋井	Fukuroi
28	28th station : Mitsuke	見附	Mitsuke
29	29th station : Hamamatsu	浜松	Hamamatsu
30	30th station : Maisaka	舞阪	Maisaka
31	31st station : Arai	荒井, 新居	Arai
32	32nd station : Shirasuka	白須賀	Shirasuka
33	33rd station : Futagawa	二川	Futagawa
34	34th station : Yoshida	吉田	Yoshida
35	35th station : Goyu	御油	Goyu
36	36th station : Akasaka	赤坂	Akasaka
37	37th station : Fujikawa	藤川	Fujikawa
38	38th station : Okazaki	岡崎	Okazaki
39	39th station : Chiryu	地鯉鮒, 知立	Chiryu
40	40th station : Narumi	鳴海	Narumi
41	41st station : Miya	宮	Miya
42	42nd station : Kuwana	桑名	Kuwana
43	43rd station : Yokkaichi	四日市	Yokkaichi
44	44th station : Ishiyakushi	石薬師	Ishiyakushi
45	45th station : Shōno	庄野	Shōno
46	46th station : Kameyama	亀山	Kameyama
47	47th station : Seki "the barrier"	関	Seki
48	48th station : Sakanoshita	坂ノ下	Sakanoshita
49	49th station : Tsuchiyama	土山	Tsuchiyama
50	50th station : Minakuchi	水口	Minakuchi
51	51st station : Ishibe	石部	Ishibe
52	52nd station : Kusatsu	草津	Kusatsu
53	53rd station : Ōtsu	大津	Ōtsu
	The end of the Tōkaidō: arriving at Kyoto.	京師	Sanjō Ōhashi Bridge at Keishi ("the capital")