Igagoe Road

Japanese: 伊賀越道中 - いがごえどうちゅう

...means a major trunk road. Also written as Kaido.
[Ancient and Middle Ages]
In ancient times, they were formed by political powers in each region mainly for military and political purposes such as transmitting information, transporting soldiers and their food, and transferring tributes, and with the formation of the Ritsuryo state, they were unified and systematized around the capitals and provincial capitals. Under the ancient Ritsuryo system, the Tokaido, Tosando, Hokuriku, San'in, San'yo, Nankai, and Saikaido were developed as highways connecting the capitals and various provinces, and of these, the San'yo road, which connected the capitals and Dazaifu, was given the most importance and was designated as the main road, the Tokaido and Tosando were designated as middle roads, and the others as minor roads.

From [Waki-kaido]

For example, the Chugoku-ji (Sanyo-do) was an extension of the Tokaido, and it ran from Osaka to Shimonoseki, passing through Okayama and Hiroshima, and then on to Ozato or Kokura in Buzen. It was a route used by shogunate officials and feudal lords on alternate attendance trips, as well as by ordinary people for personal business and to visit shrines and temples. The Ise-ji branched off from Yokkaichi on the Tokaido, passing through seven inns from Kobe to Yamada before reaching Ise Jingu, and the Iga-goe Dochu was a route from Seki on the Tokaido to Nara. The Sado-ji was a route from Edo to Sado, and included three routes: the Aizu-dori route, which runs from Shirakawa on the Oshu-do to Teradomari in Echigo, the Mikuni-kaido route, which branches off from Takasaki on the Nakasendo, crosses the Mikuni Pass, and reaches Izumozaki in Echigo, and the Hokkoku-kaido route, which branches off from Oiwake-shuku on the Nakasendo and goes to Izumozaki.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iga-goe Dochu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…主要幹線道路の意。海道とも書く。
［古代･中世］
　古くは地域ごとにおもに情報の伝達，兵員およびその食料の輸送，貢納物の移送といった軍事的･政治的な目的で政治権力によって形成されたとみられ，それらは律令国家の形成にともなって都城や国府を中心として統一的に体系化された。古代律令制においては，都城と諸国府を結ぶ街道として東海道･東山道･北陸道･山陰道･山陽道･南海道･西海道が整備され，このうち都城と大宰府を結ぶ山陽道が最も重視されて大路（たいろ）と規定され，東海道･東山道が中路，他は小路とされた。…

【脇街道】より

…例えば中国路(山陽道)は東海道の延長であり，大坂を出て岡山や広島などを経由して下関にいたり，さらに豊前の大里または小倉にむかう街道で，幕府役人や参勤交代の大名の通行，庶民の私用や社寺参詣の通路となった。伊勢路は東海道の四日市から分かれ，神戸より山田までの7宿を経て伊勢神宮に達する街道，伊賀越道中は東海道の関から奈良にいたる街道である。佐渡路は江戸より佐渡にいたる街道で，これには奥州道中の白河から越後の寺泊に出る会津通，中山道の高崎から分かれて三国峠を越えて越後の出雲崎に出る三国街道，中山道追分宿で分かれて出雲崎までいく北国街道，の3道がある。…

※「伊賀越道中」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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