Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is Japan's most loved travel series — and the complete set is here: all 55 original prints, from Nihonbashi bridge in Edo to the Sanjō bridge in Kyoto, in road order. Walk the whole highway print by print, add his best views of Edo, then test yourself in the daily round — or guess where each scene is on today's map of Japan.
The full Tōkaidō set, station by station from Edo to Kyoto, plus Hiroshige's most famous views of Edo — every sheet an original from an open museum collection. Tap any print for its Japanese title and reading, or jump straight into the Daily.
東海道五十三次Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō55 prints
とうかいどうごじゅうさんつぎ
The complete set that made Hiroshige famous: all 55 prints of the Hōeidō edition (1833–34) — the 53 post stations of the great road between Edo and Kyoto, plus the two endpoints, Nihonbashi bridge and Kyoto's Sanjō bridge. Rain at Shōno and snow at Kanbara are landmarks of weather in art. Follow the numbers to walk the whole road in order.
名所江戸百景One Hundred Famous Views of Edo21 prints
めいしょえどひゃっけい
Hiroshige's last great series (1856–58): over a hundred vertical views of Edo — today's Tokyo — through the seasons. Its daring compositions impressed painters in Europe; Van Gogh copied both the Sudden Shower over Ōhashi and the Plum Garden. This page collects the best-known views.
Every image is an original ukiyo-e work from an open museum collection — no reproductions or AI images. Each answer names the collection and links to the museum's own page. Old character forms appear in the prints (冨 for 富, 國 for 国); the explanations point them out as you go.
FAQ
What are the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō?
The Tōkaidō was the great coastal highway between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto, with 53 post stations for travelers to rest. Hiroshige's print series (1833–34) shows every station plus the two endpoints — 55 prints in all — and made him famous. This page has the complete set in road order.
Are these images the real prints?
Yes — every image is an original woodblock impression from an open museum collection, mainly the Art Institute of Chicago's Hōeidō-edition set and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each print names its collection and links to the museum's own object page.
Where are the Tōkaidō stations today?
The old highway runs through today's Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Shiga and Kyoto — roughly the route of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen. The Places mode quizzes exactly this: you see a print and pick where the scene is on the modern map.