1830’s ukiyo-e (woodblock prints)
- Background of ukiyo-e
- ukiyo-e by Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige
- ukiyo-e and the Tōkaidō Road (all versions by Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige)
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (1833-34 version)
- Interactive map with comparison of all versions of each station of the Tōkaidō Road prints by Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige
- Database of all ukiyo-e prints
1920’s Tōkaidō Manga Scroll
- Background of the Tōkaidō Manga Scroll
- Tōkaidō Manga Scroll Video:
- Stations 28 – 55, with translation (YouTube)
- Stations 28 – 55, station name and artist only (YouTube)
- Translation:
- Artist: Yamada Minoru
- Pine trees lining both sides of the highway
- Translations for all Tōkaidō stations
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Vocabulary List
- Akasaka (赤坂, あかさか)
- matsunamiki (松並木, まつなみき) – Row of pine trees
- dōro (道路, どうろ) – Road; highway
- michizoi (道沿い, みちぞい) – Along the road; at the side of the road
- Vocabulary List of all Tōkaidō Stations
Present Day
- Interactive map of Tōkaidō with contemporary photographs (all)
- Akasaka (Toyokawa) (Japanese)
- Akasaka
- Akasaka
- “The Old Tokaido” (Day 13) Youtube Link
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- (Covers stations 37 – 39): Akasaka, Fujikawa, Okazaki)