The Satsuma Kaidō (薩摩街道) was a road across Kyūshū from Chikushino to Kagoshima, used by daimyōs for the sankin-kōtai, and also by the lord of the Satsuma han on whom a similar obligation of visiting the shōgun was imposed. [1]
The Satsuma Kaidō's route is followed closely by the modern Route 3.
In addition to the established use of traveling from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Satsuma Province, there were also many roads that connected from the Satsuma Kaidō. One such sub-route was the Ōkuchisuji (大口筋), which connected Satsuma Province with Ōkuchi. The terminus for the Ōkuchisuji is in Ōkuchi in modern Isa. Another sub-route was the Takaokasuji (高岡筋) connected Kajiki (modern-day Aira) with the Sadowara Castle in Sadowara (modern-day Miyazaki), Miyazaki Prefecture. Part of its route can be traced with Japan's Route 10.
The Satsuma Kaidō's 23 post stations are listed below with their modern-day municipalities indicated beside them.
The Satsuma Kaidō (薩摩街道) was a road across Kyūshū from Chikushino to Kagoshima, used by daimyōs for the sankin-kōtai, and also by the lord of the Satsuma han on whom a similar obligation of visiting the shōgun was imposed. [1]
The Satsuma Kaidō's route is followed closely by the modern Route 3.
In addition to the established use of traveling from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Satsuma Province, there were also many roads that connected from the Satsuma Kaidō. One such sub-route was the Ōkuchisuji (大口筋), which connected Satsuma Province with Ōkuchi. The terminus for the Ōkuchisuji is in Ōkuchi in modern Isa. Another sub-route was the Takaokasuji (高岡筋) connected Kajiki (modern-day Aira) with the Sadowara Castle in Sadowara (modern-day Miyazaki), Miyazaki Prefecture. Part of its route can be traced with Japan's Route 10.
The Satsuma Kaidō's 23 post stations are listed below with their modern-day municipalities indicated beside them.