东海道 (dōng hǎi dào) — Tōkaidō (the historic coastal road in Japan connecting Edo and Kyoto)
Definition
A proper noun referring to the Tōkaidō, the historic Japanese coastal road linking Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period, famous for its fifty-three post stations.
noun
Tōkaidō (the historic coastal road in Japan connecting Edo and Kyoto)
Examples
- 东海道。dōng hǎi dào Shì rì běn lì shǐ shàng zuì zhòng yào de jiāo tōng yào dào zhī yī.The Tōkaidō was one of the most important transportation routes in Japanese history.
- 东海道，。Yán zhe dōng hǎi dào lǚ xíng, kě yǐ kàn dào xǔ duō gǔ lǎo de yì zhàn chéng zhèn.Traveling along the Tōkaidō, you can see many ancient post-station towns.
- 东海道。Fú shì huì huà jiā gē chuān guǎng zhòng yǐ miáo huì dōng hǎi dào de fēng jǐng ér wén míng.The ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige is famous for depicting the scenery of the Tōkaidō.
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