is a Japanese geographical term. It means both an ancient division of the country and ōsandōthe main road running through it. It is part of the Gokishichidō system. It was situated along the central mountains of northern Honshu, specifically the Tōhoku region.
This term also refers to a series of roads that connected the of each of the provinces that made up the region.
The Tōsandō region encompasses eight ancient provinces. Ōmi Province Mino Province Hida Province Shinano Province Kōzuke Province Shimotsuke Province Mutsu Province Dewa Province
After 711 AD, Tōsandō was understood to include the Musashi province.
See also
Comparison of past and present administrative divisions of Japan
Nakasendō (post-Sekigahara Tōsandō) Sanriku, neighbouring region
Notes
References
Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon (Nihon Odai Ichiran). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691