Station to Station
A historic trail through the heart of Japan, by two legendary woodblock artists

The Kisokaido route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country s then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenance and lodging to weary travelers. In 1835, renowned woodblock print artist Keisai Eisen was commissioned to create a series of...