Tōkaidō (東海道 Tōkaidō?) era originalmente una región geográfica en Japón integrante del sistema Gokishichidō. Estaba situada en la orilla sureste de Honshū y su nombre significa literlamente «Camino al Mar del Este». El término también se refiere a una serie de caminos que conectaban las capitales (国府 kokufu) de cada provincia que integraba la región. Las antiguas quince provincias que componían la región eran: \n* Provincia de Iga \n* Provincia de Ise \n* Provincia de Shima \n* Provincia de Owari \n* Provincia de Mikawa \n* Provincia de Tōtōmi \n* Provincia de Suruga \n* Provincia de Kai \n* Provincia de Izu \n* Provincia de Sagami \n* Provincia de Musashi \n* Provincia de Awa \n* Provincia de Kazusa \n* Provincia de Shimousa \n* Provincia de Hitachi

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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 country and the main road running through it. It is part of the Gokishichidō system. The term also refers to a series of roads that connected the capitals (国府 kokufu) of each of the provinces that made up the region. The fifteen ancient provinces of the region include the following: \n* Iga Province \n* Ise Province \n* Shima Province \n* Owari Province \n* Mikawa Province \n* Tōtōmi Province \n* Suruga Province \n* Kai Province \n* Izu Province \n* Sagami Province \n* Musashi Province \n* Awa Province \n* Kazusa Province \n* Shimōsa Province \n* Hitachi Province In the Edo period, the Tōkaidō road (東海道 Eastern Ocean Road) was demonstrably the most important in Japan; and this marked prominence continued after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate. In the early Meiji period, this region's eastern route was the one chosen for stringing the telegraph lines which connected the old capital city of Kyoto with the new "eastern capital" at Tokyo. In the modern, post-Pacific War period, all measures show the Tōkaidō region increasing in its dominance as the primary center of population and employment.

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