The Woodblock Prints of Utagawa Hiroshige
The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road
Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi
木曾街道六拾九次之内

Date: 1834-1842
Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) (1st part) and Iseya Rihei (Kinjudō) (2nd part). Later editions published by Kinjudo.
Format: Horizontal ōban
Number of Prints: 70/70 (+ Title Page)
References: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (p.246 #33), Memorial Catalogue (#86), Strange (Chapter 6, Catalogue) , Stewart, Wikipedia

Serge Astieres' website has more detail on the Kisokaido Road (English | Français)

The 534 km long Kisokaidō Road linked the shōgun's capital of Edo (present day Tokyo) to the imperial capital Kyoto. On the highway there were sixty-nine halting places. These halting places, together with the starting point at the Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) in Edo, make up the seventy subjects found in the series of views of the Kisokaidō Road. Unlike the coastal Tōkaidō Road, the Kisokaidō travels inland through central Honshū. It is sometimes referred to as the Nakasendō and it's name can be translated as "central mountain route".

This series was a collaboration between Hiroshige and Keisei Eisen who produced twenty-three of the seventy prints.

The images can also be accessed through a map of the Kisokaido Road.

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Image of print
Title Page
FAMSF
Image of print
1 Nihonbashi: Snowy Morning (Eisen)
(Nihonbashi, yuki no akebono)
日本橋　雪之曙
MFA, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.1
Image of print
2 Itabashi Station (Eisen)
(Itabashi no eki)
板橋之駅
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.2
Image of print
3 Warabi Station: The Toda River Crossing (Eisen)
(Warabi no eki, Todagawa no watashiba)
蕨之駅　戸田川渡場
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.3
Image of print
4 Urawa Station: Distant View of Mount Asama (Eisen)
(Urawa shuku, Asamayama enbō)
浦和宿　浅間山遠望
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.4
Image of print
5 Ōmiya Station: Distant View of Mount Fuji (Eisen)
(Ōmiya shuku, Fuji enkei)
大宮宿　富士遠望
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.5
Image of print
6 Ageo Station: The Kamo Shrine (Eisen)
(Ageo shuku, Kamo no yashiro)
上尾宿　加茂之社
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.6
Image of print
7 Okegawa Station: View of the Plain (Eisen)
(Okegawa shuku, kūgen no kei)
桶川宿　曠原之景
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.7
Image of print
8 Kōnosu: Distant view of Fuji at Fukiage (Eisen)
(Kōnosu, Fukiage Fuji enbō)
鴻巣　吹上富士遠望
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, MIA, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.8
Image of print
9 Kumagaya Station: View of Hatchōzutsumi (Eisen)
(Kumagaya shuku, Hatchōzutsumi no kei)
熊谷宿　八丁提ノ景
MFA, NDL, ALL
p.246 #33.9
Image of print
10 Fukaya Station (Eisen)
(Fukaya no eki)
深谷之駅
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, MIA, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.10
Image of print
11 Honjō Station: Crossing the Kanna River (Eisen)
(Honjō shuku, Kannagawa watashiba)
本庄宿　神流川渡場
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.11
Image of print
12 Shinmachi
新町
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.12
Image of print
13 Kuragano Station: the Karasu River (Eisen)
(Kuragano shuku, Karasugawa no zu)
倉賀野宿　鳥川之図
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.13
Image of print
14 Takasaki
高崎
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.14
Image of print
15 Itahana (Eisen)
板鼻
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, MIA, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.15
Image of print
16 Annaka
案中
MFA, NDL, BM, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.16
Image of print
17 Matsuida
松井田
MFA, NDL, BM, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.17
Image of print
18 Sakamoto (Eisen)
坂本
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.18
Image of print
19 Karuizawa
軽井沢
MFA, NDL, MET, BM, MIA, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.19
Image of print
20 Kutsukake Station: Rain on the Plain of Hiratsuka (Eisen)
(Kutsukake no eki, Hiratsuka hara uchū no kei)
沓掛ノ駅　平塚原雨中之景
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.20
Image of print
21 Oiwake Station: Distant View of Mount Asama (Eisen)
(Oiwake shuku, Asamayama chōbō)
追分宿　浅間山眺望
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, MIA, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.21
Image of print
21 Oiwake Station: Distant View of Mount Asama (Eisen)
(Oiwake shuku, Asamayama chōbō)
追分宿　浅間山眺望
Variation with heavy rain
BM
p.246 #33.21
Image of print
22 Odai
小田井
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.22
Image of print
23 Iwamurata (Eisen)
岩村田
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.23
Image of print
24 Shionata
塩なた
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.24
Image of print
25 Yawata
八幡
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.25
Image of print
26 Mochizuki
望月
MFA, NDL, MET, MET, BM, MIA, MIA, MIA, AIC, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.26
Image of print
27 Ashida
あし田
MFA, NDL, MET, MET, BM, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.27
Image of print
28 Nagakubo
長久保
MFA, NDL, MET, MET, MET, BM, BM, MIA, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.28
Image of print
29 Wada
和田
MFA, NDL, MET, BM, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.29
Image of print
30 Shimosuwa
下諏訪
MFA, NDL, MET, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.30
Image of print
31 Shiojiri Pass: View of Lake Suwa (Eisen)
(Shiojiri tōge, Suwa no kosui chōbō)
塩尻嶺　諏訪ノ湖水眺望
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.31
Image of print
32 Seba
洗馬
MFA, NDL, MET, MET, BM, AIC, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.32
Image of print
33 Motoyama
本山
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.33
Image of print
34 Niekawa
贄川
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.34
Image of print
35 Narai Station: Shop for the Famous Local Product, Oroku Combs (Eisen)
(Narai shuku, meisanten no zu)
奈良井宿　名産店之図
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.35
Image of print
36 Yabuhara: The Ink-stone Spring at Torii Pass (Eisen)
(Yabuhara, Torii tōge suzuri no shimizu)
薮原　鳥居峠硯ノ清水
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.36
Image of print
37 Miyanokoshi
宮ノ越
MFA, NDL, MET, MET, BM, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.37
Image of print
38 Fukushima
福しま
MFA, NDL, MET, BM, AIC, AIC, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.38
Image of print
39 Agematsu
上ヶ松
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.39
Image of print
40 Suhara
須原
MFA, NDL, MET, BM, BM, BM, MIA, MIA, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.40
Image of print
41 Nojiri: Distant View of the Ina River Bridge (Eisen)
(Nojiri, Inakawa-bashi enbō)
野尻　伊奈川橋遠景
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, MIA, AIC, ALL, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.41
Image of print
42 Midono
三渡野
MFA, NDL, MET, BM, AIC, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.42
Image of print
43 Tsumagome
妻籠
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.43
Image of print
44 Magome Station: Distant View from the Pass (Eisen)
(Magome eki, tōge yori enbō no zu)
馬籠駅　峠ヨリ遠望ノ図
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.44
Image of print
45 Ochiai
落合
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.45
Image of print
46-1 Nakatsugawa
中津川
MFA
p.246 #33.46
Image of print
46-2 Nakatsugawa
中津川
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.46
Image of print
47 Ōi
大井
MFA, NDL, MET, MET, MET, BM, MIA, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.47
Image of print
48 Ōkute
大久手
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.48
Image of print
49 Hosokute
細久手
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.49
Image of print
50 Ontake
御嶽
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.50
Image of print
51 Fushimi
伏見
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.51
Image of print
52 Ōta
太田
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.52
Image of print
53 Unuma Station: Distant View from Mount Inuyama (Eisen) (Unuma no eki, Inuyama yori enbō)
鵜沼ノ駅　従犬山遠望
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.53
Image of print
54 Kanō
加納
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.54
Image of print
55 Kōdo: Cormorant Fishing Boats on the Nagae River (Eisen) (Kōdo, Nagaegawa ukaibune)
河渡　長柄川鵜飼船
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, MIA, MIA, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.55
Image of print
56 Mieji
みゑじ
MFA, NDL, BM, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.56
Image of print
57 Akasaka
赤坂
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.57
Image of print
58 Tarui
垂井
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.58
Image of print
59 Sekigahara
関ヶ原
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.59
Image of print
60 Imasu
今須
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.60
Image of print
61 Kashiwabara
柏原
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.61
Image of print
62 Samegai
酔ヶ井
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, MIA, ALL
p.246 #33.62
Image of print
63 Banba
番場
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.63
Image of print
64 Toriimoto
鳥居本
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.64
Image of print
65 Takamiya
高宮
MFA, NDL, BM, MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.65
Image of print
66 Echikawa
恵智川
MFA, NDL, BM, BM, AIC, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.66
Image of print
67 Musa
武佐
MFA, NDL, ALL
p.246 #33.67
Image of print
68 Moriyama
守山
MFA, NDL, BM, ALL
p.246 #33.68
Image of print
69 The Crossroad at Kusatsu
(Kusatsu oiwake)
草津追分
MFA MIA, AIC, ALL
p.246 #33.69
Image of print
70 Ōtsu
大津
MFA BM, ALL, ALL
p.246 #33.70