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    The Tōkaidō (東海道, literally, "eastern sea circuit" or "eastern sea region") is a Japanese geographical term. It means both an ancient division of the...
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    the Pacific Ocean. The name comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes. Because Tōkai is a sub-region and is not officially classified, there is...
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  • Tōkaidō may refer to: Taiheiyō Belt (also Tōkaidō corridor), the megalopolis in Japan extending from Ibaraki Prefecture to Fukuoka Prefecture Tokaido...
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    became a bakuto (gambler) and thereafter the biggest yakuza boss of the Tōkaidō region. Jirochō was also a philanthropist, business leader, and a patriot....
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    The Tōkaidō Main Line (Japanese: 東海道本線, Hepburn: Tōkaidō-honsen) is a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) network, connecting...
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    number one Daimyō in the Tōkaidō (海道一の弓取り, Kaidō-ichi no Yumitori); he was one of the three daimyō that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He died in 1560 while...
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    daimyō from Suruga Province and one of the most powerful men in the Tōkaidō region. By 1559, Nobunaga had captured and destroyed Iwakura Castle, eliminated...
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    Iga Province (category Tokaido (region))
    abbreviated name was Ishū (伊州). Iga is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō. Under the Engishiki classification system, Iga was ranked as an "inferior...
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    Ise Province (category Tokaido (region))
    feudal han, the largest of which was Tsu Domain. During the Edo period, the Tōkaidō road from Edo to Kyoto passed through northern Ise, with post stations...
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    name) of Japan from Kantō region to Osaka, and the Inland Sea (on both sides) to Fukuoka, and is concentrated along the Tōkaidō–Sanyō rail corridor. A view...
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  • Tokaido (東海堂, Tōkaidō)[a] is a Japanese company that manufactures karate uniforms, belts, and related products. It is the world's oldest manufacturer...
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    Chūō Main Line Taita Line Kansai Main Line Takayama Main Line Tōkaidō Main Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen Other operators Aichi Loop Line Aonami Line Ise Railway...
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    1964 with the Tōkaidō Megalopolis Plan. This was an ambitious proposal to extend Tokyo's linear city across the whole of the Tōkaidō region of Japan in...
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    Kyoto, and Osaka. One of old Japan's most important ancient roadways, the Tōkaidō, ran through it connecting Tokyo (at that time called Edo) and Kyoto, the...
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    ritsuryō system, the area of Kitaibaraki was the northern tip of the Tōkaidō region, and was part of Hitachi Province. The towns of Otsu and Hirakata and...
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    line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between Atami and Maibara. The company also operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka...
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    middle and upper Honshu, as can be seen in the naming of the Tōkaidō region and the Tōkai region. The Japanese government is concerned that the name change...
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    Hakone Pass (category Tokaido (region))
    is described in Hakone Station of Hokusai's Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō. Today, National Route 1 passes through it, although the new Tomei Expressway...
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    negative population growth since the beginning of 21st century. Gokishichidō Tōkaidō Tōsandō Hokurikudō San'indō San'yōdō Nankaidō Saikaidō Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric...
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    Officially Tōkaidō Main Line, Hokuriku Main Line Gakkentoshi Line Officially Katamachi Line Hanwa Line Kansai Airport Line JR Kobe Line Officially Tōkaidō Main...
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  • Sumo Fighter: Tōkaidō Basho (相撲ファイター 東海道場所, "Sumo Fighter Location Tōkaidō") (known in North America only as Sumo Fighter) is a 2D sumo-based action game...
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    Yamato all describe Narihira leaving Kyoto to travel east through the Tōkaidō region and crossing the Sumida River, composing poems at famous places (see...
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    within the Takasaki and Tōkaidō Lines for this service. Shōnan–Shinjuku Line special rapid (Takasaki Line–Ōmiya–Ōfuna–Tōkaidō Line: Special Rapid) Services...
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    Hokkaido (redirect from Hokkaido region)
    similarity with names such as Tōkaidō (東海道). According to Matsuura, the name was thought up because the Ainu called the region Kai. The kai element also strongly...
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    regions of Japan. Projects to connect the region to the wider highway network of Japan continue. Gokishichidō Tōkaidō Tōsandō Hokurikudō San'indō San'yōdō...
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    Shizuoka Prefecture (category Chūbu region)
    guitars Yamaha wind instruments JR East Tōkaidō Line (Atami–Odawara) Itō Line JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen Tōkaidō Line (Atami–Toyohashi) Gotenba Line Minobu...
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    Tōkaidō, the Nakasendō traveled inland, hence its name, which can be translated as "中 = central; 山 = mountain; 道 = route" (as opposed to the Tōkaidō,...
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    The Tōkaidō Freight Line (東海道貨物線, Tōkaidō Kamotsu-sen) is a railway line that links Odawara Station in Kanagawa Prefecture and Hamamatsuchō Station in...
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    in northern Japan. In 1868, due to Tokugawa Iesato's entry into the Tōkaidō region as daimyō of the newly created Sunpu Domain, the Nishio clan was transferred...
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    Shin-Ōsaka Station (category Tōkaidō Shinkansen)
    JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line, West Japan Railway Company (JR West)) San'yō Shinkansen (JR West) Osaka Higashi Line (JR West) Tōkaidō Shinkansen (Central...
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