Kōshū Kaidō

The Kōshū Kaidō (甲州街道) was one of the five routes of the Edo period. It was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The route continues from there to connect with the Nakasendō's Shimosuwa-shuku in Nagano Prefecture.^[1] Many feudal lords from Shinano Province made use of the road during sankin-kōtai, including those from the Takatō, Suwa and Iida domains.

The Kōshū Kaidō's route is followed closely by the modern Route 20.

Stations of the Kōshū Kaidō[edit]

There are 44 post stations along the Kōshū Kaidō.^[2]^[3] They are listed below with they corresponding modern-day municipality listed in parentheses.

Tokyo[edit]

Nihonbashi's highway distance marker, from which modern highway distances are measured

View of Mount Fuji from Tama River in Fuchū

Starting Location: Nihonbashi (Chūō)

1. Naitō Shinjuku (内藤新宿) (Shinjuku)

2. Shimotakaido-shuku (下高井戸宿) (Suginami)

3. Kamitakaido-shuku (上高井戸宿) (Suginami)

4–8: Fuda-Goshuku（布田五宿）: These small posts are collectively referred to as Fuda-Goshuku. 'Goshuku' means five post-stations in Japanese.

4. Kokuryō-shuku (国領宿) (Chōfu)

5. Shimofuda-shuku (下布田宿) (Chōfu)

6. Kamifuda-shuku (上布田宿) (Chōfu)

7. Shimoishihara-shuku (下石原宿) (Chōfu)

8. Kamiishihara-shuku (上石原宿) (Chōfu)

9. Fuchū-shuku (府中宿) (Fuchū)

10. Hino-shuku (日野宿) (Hino)

11. Hachiōji-shuku (八王子宿) (Hachiōji)

12. Komagino-shuku (駒木野宿) (Hachiōji)

13. Kobotoke-shuku (小仏宿) (Hachiōji)

Kanagawa Prefecture[edit]

14. Ohara-shuku (小原宿) (Sagamihara)

15. Yose-shuku (与瀬宿) (Sagamihara)

16. Yoshino-shuku (吉野宿) (Sagamihara)

17. Sekino-shuku (関野宿) (Sagamihara)

Yamanashi Prefecture[edit]

18. Uenohara-shuku (上野原宿) (Uenohara)

19. Tsurukawa-shuku (鶴川宿) (Uenohara)

20. Notajiri-shuku (野田尻宿) (Uenohara)

21. Inume-shuku (犬目宿) (Uenohara)

22. Shimotorisawa-shuku (下鳥沢宿) (Ōtsuki)

23. Kamitorisawa-shuku (上鳥沢宿) (Ōtsuki)

24. Saruhashi-shuku (猿橋宿) (Ōtsuki)

25. Komahashi-shuku (駒橋宿) (Ōtsuki)

26. Ōtsuki-shuku (大月宿) (Ōtsuki)

27. Shimohanasaki-shuku (下花咲宿) (Ōtsuki)

28. Kamihanasaki-shuku (上花咲宿) (Ōtsuki)

29. Shimohatsukari-shuku (下初狩宿) (Ōtsuki)

30. Nakahatsukari-shuku (中初狩宿) (Ōtsuki)

31. Shirano-shuku (白野宿) (Ōtsuki)

32. Kuronoda-shuku (黒野田宿) (Ōtsuki)

33. Komakai-shuku (駒飼宿) (Kōshū)

34. Tsuruse-shuku (鶴瀬宿) (Kōshū)

35. Katsunuma-shuku (勝沼宿) (Kōshū)

36. Kuribara-shuku (栗原宿) (Yamanashi)

37. Isawa-shuku (石和宿) (Fuefuki)

38. Kōfu-shuku (甲府宿) (Kōfu)

39. Nirasaki-shuku (韮崎宿) (Nirasaki)

40. Daigahara-shuku (台ヶ原宿) (Hokuto)

41. Kyōraiishi-shuku (教来石宿) (Hokuto)

Nagano Prefecture[edit]

42. Tsutaki-shuku (蔦木宿) (Fujimi, Suwa District)

43. Kanazawa-shuku (金沢宿) (Chino)

44. Kamisuwa-shuku (上諏訪宿) (Suwa)

Ending Location: Shimosuwa-shuku (Shimosuwa, Suwa District) (also part of the Nakasendō)

References[edit]

^ Information on Everyday Living for Foreign Residents of Shinjuku City Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine. Shinjuku City Office. Accessed November 28, 2007.
^ Kōshū Kaidō Map Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Yumekaidō. Accessed September 4, 2007.
^ Kōshū Kaidō 44 Information Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. NEC Corporation. Accessed August 4, 2007.

External links[edit]

Information on the 44 Stations of the Kōshū Kaidō

[shinjuku-1] Information on Everyday Living for Foreign Residents of Shinjuku City Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine. Shinjuku City Office. Accessed November 28, 2007.

[yume-2] Kōshū Kaidō Map Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Yumekaidō. Accessed September 4, 2007.

[kenkou-3] Kōshū Kaidō 44 Information Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. NEC Corporation. Accessed August 4, 2007.

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