▁mi ) ▁from ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁at ▁N ih on bash i . ▁While ▁the ▁Five ▁Rout es ▁crossed ▁many ▁water ways , ▁few ▁brid ges ▁were ▁built . ▁Instead , ▁fer ry ▁boats ▁were ▁instit uted . ▁ ▁Five ▁Rout es ▁ ▁All ▁five ▁routes ▁started ▁at ▁N ih on bash i ▁in ▁E do . ▁From ▁that ▁point , ▁each ▁road ▁linked ▁the ▁capital ▁with ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁T ō ka id ō ▁The ▁T ō ka id ō ▁had ▁ 5 3 ▁stations , ▁connecting ▁with ▁Ky oto . ▁Once ▁it ▁reached ▁K us ats u - ju ku , ▁it ▁shared ▁its ▁route ▁with ▁the ▁Nak as end ō . ▁Nak as end ō ▁The ▁Nak as end ō ▁( also ▁often ▁called ▁the ▁K is oka id ō ) ▁had ▁ 6 9 ▁stations ▁and ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁H ons h ū , ▁connecting ▁with ▁Ky oto . ▁The ▁Nak as end ō ' s ▁Sh imos u wa - sh u ku ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁end ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁K ō sh ū ▁Ka id ō . ▁Also , ▁the ▁Nak as end ō ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁T ō ka id ō ▁at ▁K us ats u - ju ku . ▁K ō sh ū ▁Ka id ō ▁The ▁K ō sh ū ▁Ka id ō ▁had ▁ 4 4 ▁stations , ▁connecting ▁with ▁K ai ▁Province ▁( Y aman ashi ▁Pref ect ure ), ▁before ▁ending ▁at ▁the ▁Nak as end