#tokaido

[worldhistoryfacts]

The Tokaido was just a road, stretching between Kyoto and Tokyo. But it came to symbolize much more. It was a political tool, allowing shoguns to keep control over their nobles.

It was the country’s main tourist attraction, even though tourism was kind of illegal.

It was the subject of famous and popular works of art.

In many ways, it played an important role in building Japan’s modern identity.

The Road That Made Japan

Travels along the Tokaido

[helpimsleepdeprived]

the true meaning of being in the phandom in ur mid twenties is watching "A Festive Day in the Life of Dan and Phil" on repeat so you can feel the festive cheer that you yearn for since it doesn't really feel like christmas anymore

[phalevolent]

guess what I found today

petition to get dnp to play this chill relaxing game instead of giving us all a heart attack <3

[rose-chateau]

I am SO GLAD the dnp resurgence is making people finally wake up to the elite board game that is tokaido 🤌. I've been playing that shit since I was 16 and even other phannies and weebs shut me down because it was "boring" and "pointless." But dare I say it was ahead of its time. A board game about living slow, taking in beautiful views, and savoring every stop along what would otherwise be a pretty sucky roadtrip on foot is way more in line with cultural sensibilities right now in the age of enshittification and "let's heal out attention span by pretending to be a ghibli character" ideals. Its almost iyashikei in nature. You agree.

[dnp-media-talk]

fav board game

[beifongkendo]

Pages from Tokyo Manga-kai (1921), a collection of manga sketches of the Tokyo Tokaido.

Artists include: Okamoto Ippei (1886-1948), Shimizu Taigaku (1884-1970), Maekawa Senpan (1888-1960), Shimokawa Hekoten (1892-1973), Mizushima Niou (1884-1958), and many more.

[love1kimono]

Paysanne et enfant à Kakegawa, 26è station du Tokaido (Musée Guimet / MNAAG, Paris)

Kakegawa, 26è station ; au premier plan, une paysanne portant une bouilloire et un chapeau de paille dans le dos avec un jeune garçon

Sur la gauche, après le pont, on observe la présence d'un Tori-i ce qui indique la présence d'un sanctuaire. Au fond, au loin, le mont Akiba

Le Tokaido est la plus importante des 5 routes du Japon à l'époque d'Edo, elle relie Edo (Tokyo), lieu du pouvoir du Shogun à Kyoto, lieu de résidence de l'Empereur.

26è relais ou station : Kakegawa

(série : cinquante-trois stations du Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige 1 (1797-1858)

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

Époque d'Edo (1603-1868)

1854-1857

Éditeur : Maruya Kyushiro

Estampe japonaise polychrome (nishiki-e)

Collection Leskowicz, Paris

[classic-asian-art]

No. 10 'Odawara: Sakawa River' From 53 Stations of the Tokaido, c.1833 by Utagawa Hiroshige