THE WORD "TOKAIDO" AND THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS CORRESPONDING THERETO ORIGINALLY MEANT A "TEMPLE OR SHRINE IN THE EASTERNSEA."
THE WORD "TOKAIDO" AND THE JAPANESE CHARACTERS CORRESPONDING THERETO ORIGINALLY MEANT A "TEMPLE OR SHRINE IN THE EASTERN SEA." THUS, THE WORD "TOKAIDO" CONNOTATES A HOLY SELF-DEFENSE ART OF A TEMPLE IN THE EASTERN SEA.