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is a Japanese geographical term.〔Deal, William E. (2005). ( ''Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan,'' p. 83 ).〕 It means both an ancient division of the country and the main road running through it.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). ("''Tōsandō''," ) ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 998.〕 It is part of the ''Gokishichidō'' system.〔Nussbaum, ("''Goki-shichidō''" at p. 255 ).〕 It was situated along the central mountains of northern Honshu,〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). 〕 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.〔Titsingh, 〕 *Ōmi Province *Mino Province *Hida Province *Shinano Province *Kōzuke Province *Shimotsuke Province *Mutsu Province〔After 718, Mutsu was subdivided to include Iwaki Province and Iwase Province.〕 *Dewa Province After 711, Tōsandō was understood to include Musashi province.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tōsandō''" in .〕 == See also == * Comparison of past and present administrative divisions of Japan * Nakasendō (post-Sekigahara Tōsandō) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tōsandō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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