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The Nikkō Kaidō 日光街道
The shortest of the five roads, built for the pilgrimage to Nikkō Tōshō-gū, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Its 21 stations run from Senju to the shrine town of Nikkō, the last stretch shaded by the famous cedar avenue.
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All 21 stations
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千住宿
千住宿 · No. 1 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTokyo
Sōkashuku
草加宿 · No. 2 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townSaitama
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Koshigayajuku
越ヶ谷宿 · No. 3 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townSaitama
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Kasukabejuku
粕壁宿 · No. 4 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townSaitama
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Sugitojuku
杉戸宿 · No. 5 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townSaitama
Sattejuku
幸手宿 · No. 6 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townSaitama
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Kurihashijuku
栗橋宿 · No. 7 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townSaitama
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中田宿
中田宿 · No. 8 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townIbaraki
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古河宿
古河宿 · No. 9 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townIbaraki
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野木宿
野木宿 · No. 10 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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間々田宿
間々田宿 · No. 11 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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小山宿
小山宿 · No. 12 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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新田宿
新田宿 · No. 13 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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小金井宿
小金井宿 · No. 14 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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Ishibashijuku
石橋宿 · No. 15 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
Suzumenomiyajuku
雀宮宿 · No. 16 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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宇都宮宿
宇都宮宿 · No. 17 of 27 · Ōshū Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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Tokujirajuku
徳次郎宿 · No. 18 of 21 · Nikkō Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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Ōsawajuku
大沢宿 · No. 19 of 21 · Nikkō Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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今市宿
今市宿 · No. 20 of 21 · Nikkō Kaidō
Post townTochigi
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Hatsuishijuku
鉢石宿 · No. 21 of 21 · Nikkō Kaidō
Post townTochigi
Station table
| No. | Post town | Present-day | From Nihonbashi | To next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 千住宿 千住宿 | Musashi Province, Tokyo | — | — |
| 2 | Sōkashuku 草加宿 | Sōka-shi, Saitama | — | — |
| 3 | Koshigayajuku 越ヶ谷宿 | Koshigaya, Saitama | — | — |
| 4 | Kasukabejuku 粕壁宿 | Kasukabe, Saitama | — | — |
| 5 | Sugitojuku 杉戸宿 | Sugito, Saitama | — | — |
| 6 | Sattejuku 幸手宿 | Satte, Saitama | — | — |
| 7 | Kurihashijuku 栗橋宿 | Kuki, Saitama | — | — |
| 8 | 中田宿 中田宿 | Koga, Ibaraki | — | — |
| 9 | 古河宿 古河宿 | Koga, Ibaraki | — | — |
| 10 | 野木宿 野木宿 | Tochigi | — | — |
| 11 | 間々田宿 間々田宿 | Oyama, Tochigi | — | — |
| 12 | 小山宿 小山宿 | Oyama, Tochigi | — | — |
| 13 | 新田宿 新田宿 | Oyama, Tochigi | — | — |
| 14 | 小金井宿 小金井宿 | Shimotsuke, Tochigi | — | — |
| 15 | Ishibashijuku 石橋宿 | Shimotsuke, Tochigi | — | — |
| 16 | Suzumenomiyajuku 雀宮宿 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi | — | — |
| 17 | 宇都宮宿 宇都宮宿 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi | — | — |
| 18 | Tokujirajuku 徳次郎宿 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi | — | — |
| 19 | Ōsawajuku 大沢宿 | Nikkō, Tochigi | — | — |
| 20 | 今市宿 今市宿 | Nikkō, Tochigi | — | — |
| 21 | Hatsuishijuku 鉢石宿 | Tsuga district, Tochigi | — | — (last station) |
Station order, distances (converted from ri at 1 ri = 3.927 km) and present-day locations from the Nikkō Kaidō station list, Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).