Nagasaki Kaidō


The Nagasaki Kaidō was a road across Kyūshū from Kokura to Nagasaki, used by daimyōs for the sankin-kōtai, and also by the chief of the Dutch trading post at Nagasaki on whom a similar obligation of visiting the shōgun was imposed. The route stretched 228 km and took travelers approximately one week.

Stations of the Nagasaki Kaidō

The Nagasaki Kaidō's 25 post stations, as listed in 1705, are listed below with their modern-day municipalities indicated beside them. Travelers visiting Naruse-shuku and Shiota-shuku would avoid Kitagata-shuku and Tsukasaki-shuku.

Fukuoka Prefecture

Saga Prefecture

Nagasaki Prefecture