Nankaido

The Nankaidō (南海道), literally meaning "southern sea road," was both an ancient region of Japan and an ancient road which connected provincial capitals in this region. It was one of the Gokishichidō. The Nankaidō encompassed the pre-Meiji provincial lands of Kii and Awaji, plus the four provinces that made up the island of Shikoku: Awa, Sanuki, Tosa and Iyo. The road extend from Nara to the seacoast to the south on the Kii Peninsula of the island ... more

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