ō ' s ▁Sh imos u wa - sh u ku . ▁ Ō sh ū ▁Ka id ō ▁The ▁ Ō sh ū ▁Ka id ō ▁had ▁ 2 7 ▁stations , ▁connecting ▁with ▁Mut su ▁Province ▁( F uk ush ima ▁Pref ect ure ). ▁There ▁were ▁sub routes ▁that ▁connected ▁to ▁other ▁places ▁of ▁northern ▁Japan , ▁too . ▁Nik k ō ▁Ka id ō ▁The ▁Nik k ō ▁Ka id ō ▁had ▁ 2 1 ▁stations , ▁connecting ▁with ▁Nik k ō ▁T ō sh ō - g ū ▁in ▁modern - day ▁To ch igi ▁Pref ect ure . ▁ ▁Other ▁official ▁routes ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Five ▁Rout es ▁network , ▁eight ▁minor ▁routes ▁were ▁also ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁sh og un ate : ▁ ▁A iz u ▁N ishi ▁Ka id ō ▁ ▁Hon z aka ▁D ō ri ▁ ▁M ib ud ō ▁ ▁M ino ji ▁ ▁M ito ▁Ka id ō ▁ ▁Nik k ō ▁On ari ▁Ka id ō ▁ ▁Nik k ō ▁Re ihe ishi ▁Ka id ō ▁ ▁Say aj i ▁ ▁Yam az aki ▁D ō ri ▁ ▁Un o fficial ▁routes ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁five ▁routes , ▁there ▁were ▁minor ▁routes ▁that ▁were ▁uno fficial ▁branches ▁of ▁or ▁altern ates ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁routes , ▁or ▁inf re qu ently ▁used ▁routes . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁routes ▁were ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁h ime ▁ka id ō , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁alternate ▁paths ▁for ▁main ▁trade