Hiroshige published over ten series of the Tokaido, the most famous among them being the "great Tokaido", first issued in 1833-34. The so called Kyoka Tokaido (because it is illustrated with Kyoka poems) was first issued in 1842-44, in chuban size. The prints presented here date from the early 20th. century, and are larger (21x28.5cm). The title page (20x23.5cm), is from a different printing, because the paper is different and states that it refers to the Hoeido edition.
In the slideshow, we also present the corresponding print from the first edition (from the MFA), and the transcription, and occasionally the translation, of the Kyoka poems and their authors.
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Title page : The 56 stations
and the distances between them |
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| 1 Nihonbashi 日本橋 |
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| 2 Shinagawa 品川 |
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| 3 Kawasaki 川崎 |
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| 4 Kanagawa 神奈川 |
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| 5 Hodogaya 保土ヶ谷 |
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| 6 Totsuka 戸塚 |
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| 7 Fujisawa 藤澤 |
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8 Hiratsuka 平塚
Ferryboats on the Ba'nyū River (Ba'nyū-gawa watashibune) 馬入川渡舟 |
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| 9 Ōiso 大磯 |
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| 10 Odawara 小田原 |
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| 11 Hakone 箱根 |
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| 12 Mishima 三島 |
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| 13 Numazu 沼津 |
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| 14 Hara 原 |
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15 Yoshiwara 吉原
Fuji on the Left at Nawate (hidari Fuji no Nawate) 左り富士ノ縄手 |
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| 16 Kanbara 蒲原 |
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17 Yui 由井
The Yui River (Yuigawa) 由井川 |
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18 Okitsu 奥津
The Okitsu River (Okitsugawa) 奥津川 |
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| 19 Ejiri 江尻 |
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20 Fuchū 府中
Second Street in the Licensed Pleasure Quarter (Nichō-machi kuruwa no zu) 二丁町廓之図 |
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| 21 Mariko 鞠子 |
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22 Okabe 岡部
View of Mount Utsu (Utsu no yama no zu) 宇津ノ山ノ図 |
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| 23 Fujieda 藤枝 |
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| 24 Shimada 嶋田 |
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| 25 Kanaya 金谷 |
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| 26 Nissaka 日阪 |
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| 27 Kakegawa 掛川 |
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| 28 Fukuroi 袋井 |
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29 Mitsuke 見附
Ferry on the Tenryū River (Tenryūgawa funawatashi) 天竜川船渡し |
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| 30 Hamamatsu 濱松 |
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31 Maisaka 舞坂
The Ferry at Imagiri (Imagiri funawatashi) 今切船渡 |
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| 32 Arai 荒井 |
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33 Shirasuka 白須賀
View of Shiomizaka (Shiomizaka no zu) 塩見坂ノ図 |
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| 34 Futakawa 二川 |
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| 35 Yoshida 吉田 |
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| 36 Goyu 御油 |
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| 37 Akasaka 赤坂 |
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| 38 Fujikawa 藤川 |
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39 Okazaki 岡崎
Yahagi Bridge (Yahagi no hashi) 矢はぎのはし |
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| 40 Chiryū 池鯉鮒 |
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| 41 Narumi 鳴海 |
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| 42 Miya 宮 |
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43 Kuwana 桑名
Tomita Post Station (Tomita tateba no zu) 富田立場之図 |
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| 44 Yokkaichi 四日市 |
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45 Ishiyakushi 石薬師
The Station House (toiyaba no zu) 問屋場ノ図 |
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| 46 Shōno 庄野 |
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| 47 Kameyama 亀山 |
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| 48 Seki 関 |
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49 Sakanoshita 阪之下
View of Mount Fudesute (Fudesuteyama no zu) 筆捨山之図 |
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50 Tsuchiyama 土山
Suzuka Mountains (Suzukayama no zu) 鈴鹿山之図 |
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| 51 Minakuchi 水口 |
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| 52 Ishibe 石部 |
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| 53 Kusatsu 草津 |
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| 54 Ōtsu 大津 |
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55 Kyōto 京
The Great Bridge at Sanjō (Sanjō Ōhashi zu) 三条大橋ノ図 |
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56 Kyōto 京
The Imperial Palace (Dairi) 内裏 |
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