My walk on the Tôkaidô road

I surfed on many websites with the hope of getting lots of information about the old road. However it was unsuccessful and I drew a blank.I managed to obtain the names of 53 stations, cities along the road and a general map of Japan that shows where the...

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This page is dedicated to all the places in which I was able to sleep for these 21 days of walking. I really enjoyed the places where I stopped, whether it was couchsurfing, in mangakisa, outside in forest or in the toilets of some shrines! Here is description...

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My Thanks For all those who made this travel an unforgettable trip I hope I didn't forget anybody on this list but if I forgot someone, do not hesitate to write me an Email so I can correct my unforgivable mistake! The preparation of the trip : Maya :...

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On this page, you can find all the persons I met during my journey. For every station, I asked strangers to sign my journey diary and to let me take a picture of them. For most part of the 53 stations that the Tokaido road counts, I was able to find that...

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The road is rather long and it really depends on when you are planning your trip. I personally walked in July, a rather hot and humid season so I did not want to bring too much stuff and keep it light as much as possible.For that purpose, I left with...

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Day 01 : From Nihonbashi to Kawasaki (22 km) Passage of stations : Starting point - 日本橋 - Nihonbashi bridge Station 01 - 品川 - Shinagawa Station 02 - 川崎 - Kawasaki Road : Nihombashi, Ginza (Chuo Dori), Shinbashi, Daimon, Sengakuji, Shinagawa, Heiwajima...

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Day 2 : From Kawasaki to Higashi-Totsuka (22 km) Passage of stations : Station 02 - 川崎 - Kawasaki Station 03 - 神奈川 - Kanagawa Station 04 - 程ヶ谷 - Hodogaya Station 05 - 戸塚 - Totsuka Road : (cf. step1-2) : Tsurumi, Shinkoyasu, Kanagawa (Yokohama), Namamugi,...

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Day 3 : From Higashi-Totsuka to Hiratsuka (26 km) Passage of stations : Station 05 - 戸塚 - Totsuka Station 06 - 藤沢 - Fujisawa Station 07 - 平塚 - Hiratsuka Road : (cf. step 2-3) Totsuka, Fujisawa, Chigasaki, Banyubashi Bridge (sagamigawa), Hiratsuka city...

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Day 4 : From Hiratsuka to Hakone Idabashi (24 km) Passage of stations : Station 08 - 大磯 - Oiso Station 09 - 小田原 - Odawara Road : (cf. step 4-5) Ninomiya, Kouzu, Odawara, Hakoneitabashi, Kazamatsuri, Inuda & HakoneIdabashi. Visits : Small workshops of...

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Day 5 : From Hakone idabashi to Mishima (28 km & many slopes !) Passage of stations : Station 10 - 箱根 - Hakone Station 11 - 三島 - Mishima Road : Hakone, Ashinoko and follow the banks of the Lake, Hakone Ridge (Shizuoka prefecture ), Yamanakashinden, Fujimi......

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