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.
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
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Magome-juku GENERATED ⓘ Narai-juku GENERATED ⓘ Oiwake-shuku GENERATED ⓘ Tsumago-juku GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableSection | Kisoji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Gifu Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nakasendō corridor