 Jippensha Ikku's "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige", translated as "The Shank's Mare", is one of the more famous novels about a journey along the Tōkaidō.The artist Hiroshige depicted each of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō ("shukuba") in his work "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō", and the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō travelled along the road.The "Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui" ("Fifty-Three Pairings along the Tōkaidō Road)", created in 1845, is one of the most well-known and fascinating examples of woodblock prints inspired by the road.