Editing Edo Five Routes (section)

==Five Routes==
[[Image:NihombashiDatum.jpg|thumb|right|Nihonbashi's highway distance marker, marking the beginning of the five routes]]
[[Image:Tokaido1825.jpg|thumb|The Tōkaidō in 1865]]

All five routes started at [[Nihonbashi]] in Edo. From that point, each road linked the capital with other parts of the country.
;[[Tōkaidō (road)|Tōkaidō]]
:The Tōkaidō had [[53 Stations of the Tōkaidō|53 stations]], connecting with [[Kyoto]].<ref>Forbes, Andrew; Henley, David (2014). ''Utagawa Hiroshige's 53 Stations of the Tokaido''. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. B00LM4APAI</ref> Once it reached [[Kusatsu-juku]], it shared its route with the Nakasendō.
;[[Nakasendō]]
:The Nakasendō (also often called the Kisokaidō) had [[69 Stations of the Nakasendō|69 stations]] and ran through the center of [[Honshū]], connecting with [[Kyoto]]. The Nakasendō's [[Shimosuwa-shuku]] served as the end point for the Kōshū Kaidō. Also, the Nakasendō merged with the Tōkaidō at Kusatsu-juku.<ref name="webjapan">[http://web-japan.org/atlas/historical/his26.html WebJapan Atlas: Nakasendo]. Accessed 2 August 2007.</ref>
;[[Kōshū Kaidō]]
:The Kōshū Kaidō had 44 stations, connecting with [[Kai Province]] ([[Yamanashi Prefecture]]), before ending at the Nakasendō's [[Shimosuwa-shuku]].<ref name="yume1">{{webtrans|http://www.yumekaido.ne.jp/framepage4.htm|Yumekaidō: Kōshū Kaidō Map|ja}}. Accessed 4 September 2007.</ref>
;[[Ōshū Kaidō]]
:The Ōshū Kaidō had 27 stations, connecting with [[Mutsu Province]] ([[Fukushima Prefecture]]). There were subroutes that connected to other places of northern Japan, too.<ref name="yume2">{{webtrans|http://www.yumekaido.ne.jp/ousyuframe.html|Yumekaidō: Ōshū Kaidō Map|ja}}. Accessed 4 September 2007.</ref>
;[[Nikkō Kaidō]]
:The Nikkō Kaidō had 21 stations, connecting with [[Nikkō Tōshō-gū]] in modern-day [[Tochigi Prefecture]].<ref name="road">{{webtrans|http://www.ikedakai.com/nikkokaido1.html|Nikkōdō|ja}} {{cite web |url=http://www.ikedakai.com/nikkokaido1.html |title=日光街道 |access-date=8 December 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212072821/http://www.ikedakai.com/nikkokaido1.html |archive-date=12 December 2007 }}. Accessed 15 August 2007.</ref>