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Nankaido


 

The Nankaido (南海道), literally meaning southern sea road was both an ancient region of Japan and a ancient road which connected provincial capitals in this region. It was one of the Gokishichido

Related Topics:
Region - Road - Gokishichido

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. As a region Nankaido included Kii province, Awaji province and the whole four provinces in Shikoku: Awa, Sanuki, Tosa and Iyo.

Related Topics:
Kii province - Awaji province - Shikoku

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The road extend from Nara to the seacoast to the south on the Kii Peninsula of the island of Honshu in Japan and crossing the sea, extended to Yura (nowadays Sumoto) and then Shikoku.

Related Topics:
Nara - Kii Peninsula - Honshu - Japan - Sumoto - Shikoku

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