To show change over time and compare cultures as well as learn more about a very important part of Japanese history and culture, the “Journey along the Tōkaidō” has been created using various primary source materials. The Tōkaidō Road, from Tokyo to Kyoto in Japan can be examined at various time periods (1830s, 1920s, and present day) and will show comparisons to the U.S. National Road and Route 66. The stations along the Tōkaidō Road can looked at two ways: “horizontally” across the many stations in one time period, or looking “vertically” at one station across several time periods. Lesson plans align to the state standards of Ohio. Funding was provided by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the Institute for Japanese Studies at The Ohio State University.
“Journey along the Tōkaidō” resources:
- Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints (1830s)
- Tōkaidō Manga Scroll (1920s)
- Present Day (2010s)
- Tōkaidō Station Summary
1830’s ukiyo-e (woodblock prints)
- Background of ukiyo-e
- ukiyo-e and the Tōkaidō Road
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Stations 1-10)
- Interactive map with all of the stations and links to each ukiyo-e print
- Comparison of all versions of the Tōkaidō Road prints by Ando Hiroshige
- Database of all ukiyo-e prints
1920′s Tōkaidō Manga Scroll
- Background of the Tōkaidō Manga Scroll
- Tōkaidō Manga Scroll Video:
- Stations 1 – 27, with translation (Youtube)
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Stations 1 – 27, station name and artist only (Youtube)
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Stations 28 – 55, with translation (Youtube)
- Translation:
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Vocabulary List
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