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TōKAIDō (REGION)

:''For other uses, see Tōkaidō (disambiguation)
Provincial Map of Japan in the 8th Century AD

The was originally an old Japanese geographical region that made up the gokishichidō system and was situated along the southeastern edge of Honshū, its name literally means 'Eastern Sea Way'. It also refers to a series of roads that connected the capitals (国府 ''kokufu'') of each of the provinces that made up the region. The original Tōkaidō consisted of the following fifteen ancient provinces:

Iga Province

Ise Province

Shima Province

Owari Province

Mikawa Province

Tōtomi Province

Suruga Province

Kai Province

Izu Province

Sagami Province

Musashi Province

Awa Province

Kazusa Province

Shimousa Province

Hitachi Province

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