Abstract
The present research seeks to grasp the per-day walking distance of the travel to the Ise Shrine from Edo and its environs by commoners in the nineteenth century in Japan. It also investigates the various factors that had an impact on the distance, and the background that supported the travel on foot of. The results of the investigations made in the present research are summarized as follows below. 1. In the nineteenth century, commoners who traveled from Edo and its environs to Ise walked the distance of, on average, approximately 34.4 kilometers per day, and around 10 hours per one day. The day's longest walking distance was approximately 50 kilometers. The walking distance in a day was sometimes shortened due to the influence of weather, or due to brothels, etc. 2. The walking distance of commoners travel on foot, was supported by the maintenance of main roads by the Tokugawa shogunate government, etc. The efforts were made also concerning travel footwear for long-distance walking, and, further, extraordinary care was made in regards to their feet in travel at the time; such efforts also enabled the walking of long distances.
