Auspicious Road - Kitsureikaido

…The Mino Road, which connected the Nakasendo and Tokaido, also passed through Miyajuku, Nagoya, crossed the Kiso River at Okoshijuku, reached Mino-Suminomatajuku, and connected with the Nakasendo at Taruijuku. It was called the Auspicious Road and was used by the Shogun on his grand journey to Kyoto, Korean envoys, and Ryukyu envoys, as well as 13 feudal domains for their alternate attendance. Outside the shogunate's jurisdiction, there were the Zenkoji Road and Kiso Road, which connected Nagoya to the Nakasendo, and the Iida Road, which was used to transport goods to Shinshu. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中山道と東海道を結ぶ美濃路も宮宿から名古屋を通り起（おこし）宿で木曾川を越え美濃墨俣宿に至り垂井宿で中山道と結んだ。吉例街道ととなえ大通行の将軍上洛や朝鮮通信使，琉球使節の通行をはじめ13藩の参勤交代に利用された。幕府管轄外には名古屋から中山道を結ぶ善光寺街道，木曾街道があり，信州への物資運搬路として飯田街道がある。…

※「吉例街道」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。

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