Japanese woodblock prints the Tokaido fifty three stations by Hiroshigo This edition dated July 1926 with original box the Tokaido (literally, the eastern sea road) was the main road of feudal Japan. It ran for roughly five hundred kilometres between the old Imperial capital Kyoto, and the effective capital Edo (Tokyo). in ran more or less along the Pacific coast from Tokyo to Nagoya, containing some of the most beautiful scenery in Japan, including spots where mountains are suddenly met by the sea note: contains 55 prints 14.5 x 22.5 cm (image size)