Satsuma Kaidō


The Satsuma Kaidō 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.
The Satsuma Kaidō's route is followed closely by the modern Route 3.

Subroutes

In addition to the established use of traveling from Edo to Satsuma Province, there were also many roads that connected from the Satsuma Kaidō. One such sub-route was the Ōkuchisuji, which connected Satsuma Province with Ōkuchi. The terminus for the Ōkuchisuji is in Ōkuchi in modern Isa. Another sub-route was the Takaokasuji connected Kajiki with the Sadowara Castle in Sadowara, Miyazaki Prefecture. Part of its route can be traced with Japan's Route 10.

Stations of the Satsuma Kaidō

The Satsuma Kaidō's 23 post stations are listed below with their modern-day municipalities indicated beside them.