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Satsuma Kaidō
 The Satsuma Kaidō (薩摩街道) was a road across Kyūshū from Chikushino to Kagoshima, used by daimyōs for the sankin-kōtai, and also by the lord of the Satsuma han on whom a similar obligation of visiting the shōgun was imposed.[1] The Satsuma Kaidō's route is followed closely by the modern Route 3. Subroutes In addition to the established use of traveling from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Satsuma Province, there were also many roads that connected from the Satsuma Kaidō. One such sub-route was the Ōkuchisuji (大口筋), which connected Satsuma Province with Ōkuchi. The terminus for the Ōkuchisuji is in Ōkuchi in modern Isa. Another sub-route was the Takaokasuji (高岡筋) connected Kajiki (modern-day Aira) with the Sadowara Castle in Sadowara (modern-day Miyazaki), Miyazaki Prefecture. Part of its route can be traced with Japan's Route 10. Stations of the Satsuma KaidōThe Satsuma Kaidō's 23 post stations are listed below with their modern-day municipalities indicated beside them. Fukuoka Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to Satsuma Kaidō. References
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