ocr: The Tokaido Highway I mentioned in the wharf memo was Japan's earllest major road; known today as Route 1, it's busy and slow! Laid out in 1619 and paved in 1862, it ran from Edo (now Hratsuka ca. Tokyo) through the 1811, Edo Period - Tokai region to the luseum of Hiratswka Kyoto -- about lent me this historical map: 300 mlles the Tokaido Highway east/west. runs east to west; Shrines, hotels and houses line the road; Each post along torest is indicated by trlangular shapes; the Tokaldo became Suka District appears a station town, at the Lower right offering travelers goods, entertainment and s ...
