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The organisation of this book is based on the traditional series in which each print has its own character and individual qualities while the characteristics of place, landscape, society and sometimes history are
reflected in the picture. A series of Tokaido prints used to give visual commentary on life on the road and
the surrounding landscape along the whole route.
My route passes by the cities and villages of the 53 stops. The starting principle was that each of the photographs had to be self-evident, not necessarily needing the others in the series. The sum of the parts offers comment on the designed landscape and therefore on its inhabitants as well.

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  A modern view on the 53 Stations of the Great Coastal Route
Walk the Tokaido
Hakone 45 (11), Hiroshige,
‘Vertical’ Tokaido edition, 1855. Travellers leave as early as possible for their journey through the mountains, preferably before sunrise. Torch bearers lead the way.
Okazaki 17 (39), Kunisada,
Kabuki Actor Tokaido-series, 1852. Kunisada ‘borrowed’ the landscape in the back-ground from Hiroshige’s prints: the bridge that spans the Yahagi River in the diptych was the longest of the Tokaido at the time.