Nakasendō historical route

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The Nakasendō historical route is an ancient inland highway of Japan’s Edo period that connected Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo) through mountainous regions and post towns, serving as a major artery for travel, trade, and cultural exchange.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Nakasendō corridor 1
Nakasendō 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Edo period highway
Japanese road
historical route
comparedTo Tōkaidō NERFINISHED
connects Edo NERFINISHED
Kyoto NERFINISHED
Tokyo NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalSignificance symbol of Edo period travel culture
distinctionFromTōkaidō ran inland rather than along the coast
era Edo period NERFINISHED
follows mountainous regions of central Japan
function major artery for cultural exchange
major artery for trade
major artery for travel
hasJapaneseName 中山道
hasNumberOfPostTowns 69
hasPart post towns
heritageStatus sections preserved as historical conservation areas
historicalRole one of the main routes between Kyoto and Edo
locatedIn Honshu
maintainedBy Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
modernUse cultural tourism route
hiking route
nameMeaning central mountain road
notablePostTown Karuizawa-shuku GENERATED
Magome-juku GENERATED
Narai-juku GENERATED
Oiwake-shuku GENERATED
Tsumago-juku GENERATED
notableSection Kisoji NERFINISHED
passesThrough Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED
Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kiso Valley NERFINISHED
Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED
Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED
Nagano Prefecture NERFINISHED
Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED
regulation subject to sankin-kōtai travel system
routeType inland route
mountain route
usedBy daimyō processions
merchants
official messengers
pilgrims

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Kiso Mountains near Nakasendō historical route
Kiso Valley partOf Nakasendō historical route
this entity surface form: Nakasendō corridor