These quick gliimpses of the Tokaido and its stations are from three main sources which I've listed below. As of April 2009, I've gleaned information from over 50 sources to get a fuller flavor of life in 1830s Japan.

"Tokaido I: Adventures on the Road in Old Japan"
Stephen Addiss, Editor
University of Kansas Printing Service, 1980

"Along The Tokaido with Hiroshige and Friends"
Jackson Arts Ltd., 2001
Gallery catalog published to promote sales of Japanese woodblock prints.
Stuart Jackson Gallery, 119 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, Ontario Canada M5R 1C4 (416-967-9166)
www.jacksonarts.com

"Tokaido Hiroshige"
Tomikichiro Tokuriki
Hoikusha Publishing Co., Ltd., 1968, 4th edition