Upper Highway - Kamikaido

...Kokufu and gunya (provincial capitals) can be assumed to have existed along these three roads, and ancient shrines and temples are also distributed. In the early modern period, Kami-kaido and Naka-kaido were established almost parallel to Kami-michi and Shimo-michi (there is no road parallel to Naka-michi. Also, Shimo-kaido is a road that runs from Yamatotakada to the Imperial Palace and is unrelated to Shimo-michi). ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kamikaido" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…これら3道の道沿いには，国府･郡家（ぐうけ）が想定でき，古社寺も分布している。近世に至り，上ッ道と下ッ道にほぼ並行して，上街道，中街道ができた(中ッ道に並行する街道はない。また，下街道は，大和高田から御所に向かう道で，下ッ道とは無関係)。…

※「上街道」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報