Hokuriku Expressway

Japanese: 北陸道 - ほくりくどう

One of the "Seven Roads" since ancient times. It was also called "Hokuroku-do." It is an area along the Sea of Japan stretching from Fukui Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture, and since the early Heian period, the seven provinces of Wakasa, Echizen, Kaga, Noto, Etchu, Echigo, and Sado belonged to this area. The official road from Omi through Echizen, Kaga, and Etchu to Echigo was called the Hokuriku Road. In ancient times, it was called Koshi Province or Koshiji, but during the reign of Emperor Tenmu (672-686) when the Ritsuryo state was established, it was divided into three provinces: Echizen, Etchu, and Echigo. Wakasa Province appears to have been established before the division of the three provinces. Later, in 712 (Wado 5), Dewa separated from Echigo to belong to the Tosan road, and Noto separated from Echizen in 718 (Yoro 2), and Kaga separated in 823 (Kōnin 14), resulting in seven provinces. The Hokuriku road, as an official road, connected Ecchu and Echigo, passing through Arachi no Seki, Tsuruga, Kaeruyama, Echizen Kokufu, Tonamiyama, and other places.

[Yoshimi Toda]

Hiroshige Utagawa, Famous Places of the Sixty-odd Provinces, Wakasa, Fishing Boats and Flounder Nets
1853 (Kaei 6), National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Wakasa Fishing Boats"

Hiroshige Utagawa, "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, Echizen, Tsuruga Kehi no Matsubara"
1853 (Kaei 6), National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Echizen, Tsuruga..."

Hiroshige Utagawa, "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty Provinces, Kaga, Kanazawa Eight Scenic Spots, Fishing Fires on Lake Renko"
National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa's "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Kaga and Kanazawa"

Hiroshige Utagawa, "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, Noto, Takinoura"
National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa, "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Noto Waterfalls"

Hiroshige Utagawa, "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty Provinces, Etchu, Toyama, Funabashi"
1853 (Kaei 6), National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa's "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Etchu, Toyama..."

Hiroshige Utagawa, "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, Echigo, Wisdom Tree"
1853 (Kaei 6), National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Echigo"

Hiroshige Utagawa, "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty Provinces, Sado: Golden Mountain"
National Diet Library

Hiroshige Utagawa "Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Sado, Kinya..."

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代以来の「七道」の一つ。「ほくろくどう」ともいわれた。日本海に沿った福井県から新潟県にかけての地域で、平安初期以後、若狭(わかさ)、越前(えちぜん)、加賀(かが)、能登(のと)、越中(えっちゅう)、越後(えちご)、佐渡(さど)の七か国がこれに属し、また近江(おうみ)から越前、加賀、越中を経て越後に至る官道を北陸道と称した。古くは高志(こし)の国、越路(こしじ)とよばれたが、律令(りつりょう)国家成立期の天武(てんむ)朝（672～686）に越前、越中、越後の三国に分かれた。若狭国は三国分割以前に成立していたようである。のち712年（和銅5）に出羽(でわ)が越後から離れて東山(とうさん)道に属し、越前から718年（養老2）に能登、823年（弘仁14）に加賀が分立して、七か国となった。官道としての北陸道は、愛発関(あらちのせき)、敦賀(つるが)、帰山(かえるやま)、越前国府、礪波山(となみやま)などを経て、越中、越後に通じていた。

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