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(It was also known as Nikkô Dôchû 日光道中)
(It was also known as Nikkô Dôchû 日光道中)
===[[Koshu Kaido|Kôshû Kaidô]]甲州街道===
===[[Koshu Kaido|Kôshû Kaidô]]甲州街道===
(Chûô 中央Expressway; NR 20) From Edo to Lake Suwa諏訪湖, where it joined the Nakasendô, passing through [[Kai province]], which was also called Kôshu.
(Chûô 中央Expressway; NR 20) From Edo to Lake Suwa諏訪湖, where it joined the Nakasendô, passing through [[Kai province]], which was also called Kôshu. The modern NR 20 passes south of Mt. Takao 高尾山 in Tokyo, but this is a route developed for automobiles. The original route went north of Mt. Takao through Kobotoke Pass 小仏峠, parallel to the Chûô train line 中央線.
Kai had come under Ieyasu's control in [[1582]], and during the Edo period the Kôshû Highway was considered a militarily sensitive escape route. Only a few daimyo were allowed to use it; most had to take the longer route of the Nakasendô highway.
There was a barrier at or near Kobotoke Pass, originally called the Fujimi ("Mt. Fuji-viewing") barrier. Early in the Edo period it was moved a a place a little to the east of the pass, Komakino 駒木野. From 1623 four guards were stationed there. A pass was necessary to use the road.
===(Highways Linking the [[Kanto|Kantô plain]] and [[Echigo province]])===
===(Highways Linking the [[Kanto|Kantô plain]] and [[Echigo province]])===
===[[Hokkoku Kaido]]北国街道===
===[[Hokkoku Kaido]]北国街道===
*''[[Kojien Dictionary|Kôjien Dictionary]]''
*''[[Kojien Dictionary|Kôjien Dictionary]]''
*''Super Mapple Road Map of Kanto'' (Shobun-sha, 1999)
*''Super Mapple Road Map of Kanto'' (Shobun-sha, 1999)
*Information sign at the site of the Komakino Barrier
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