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The 13 pages that link to Tōkaidō, each with the reason it gives.

• Edo periodBroader topic: Its travel infrastructure linked the shogunal capital with the imperial court and western Japan.

• Kantō regionRelated: The road linked Edo to western Japan and strengthened its role as a national hub.

• Sankin-kōtaiRelated: Daimyo processions used this and other highways, supporting traffic and services along the route.

• Shizuoka PrefectureRelated: The route’s modern rail and road corridors follow a longstanding path through the prefecture.

• Thirty-six Views of Mount FujiRelated: Travel along routes such as the Tōkaidō made landscape imagery commercially appealing.

• HamamatsuRelated: Hamamatsu developed as a post town on this major travel corridor.

• Kai ProvinceRelated: Kai belonged to the Tōkaidō circuit, though it was not on the coastal highway.

• Meisho-eRelated: Its stations offered a sequence of recognizable subjects for travel prints.

• The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthCompared with: Its busy route contrasts with Bashō’s search for older sites and less-traveled northern landscapes.

• Shiga PrefectureRelated: Its passage through southern Shiga made the area a key corridor between eastern Japan and Kyoto.

• Battle of OkehazamaRelated: The campaign followed a strategic corridor through the provinces between Suruga and Owari.

• HiroshigeRelated: Its stations and landscapes supplied the subject of Hiroshige’s most famous series.

• ŌtsuRelated: The route passed through Ōtsu, making the city a major travelers’ stop.