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Hideyoshi Toymotomi
Ruled from 1584-1598. First to start development on the Tokaido Road for easy access to Japan's larger cities, and increased security on bandits (who were the main concern of travelers). -
Edo Era
The Edo era had a military ruler called the shogun. The first shogun was the Tokugawa family, the first ruler in the family being Ieyasu Tokugawa. Ieyasu is a legend for increasing the fame and growth of the Tokido road -
Ieyasu's declaration
One of Iyasu's first initiatives was to designate the Tokaido as the official highway from his new capital in Edo to the old capital in Kyoto. To do so, the shogun put 53 stations between the two destinations, which would require post stations and improvements to the road. High security. -
Tokaido Road system completed
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Sankin Kotai
The Sankin Kotai was a system established by the Tokugawa shogun in which the daiymo (feudal lords) had to journey to Edo every year and reside there for several months. Feudal Road system. -
Sankin Kotai was abolished
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End of Edo era
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Meiji Era begins
Meiji Era brought with it a modern age, opened the road to the west, and transfered the capital from Kyoto to Tokyo (what ued to be called Edo). this caused two things- 1. attention was drawn to urban centers and 2. the Western infrastructure brought new technology -
Feudal road system was abolished
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Companies along the Tokaido road
In the mid 1800s travel restrictions on the Road were lifted which gave rise to private businesses. Rikuun Moto Gaisha (Land Transport Co.) was a company established in Tokyo to handle baggage and networked road travel. -
Tokaido railway was completed
The railway was modernazation for the Tokaido and runs almost parallel to the road
