Tabletop games
Tokaido
FunforgeAntoine Bauza2012
- players
- 2–5
- minutes
- 45
- years
- 8+
In the box
1 road board · 5 travellers, 5 markers and 10 Traveller tiles · 50 coins · 60 Panorama cards · 12 Hot Springs, 25 Meals, 24 Souvenirs, 14 Encounters · 7 Achievement cards
Official rules (publisher's site)
Box details
- Designer
- Antoine Bauza
- Artwork
- Naïade
- Publisher
- Funforge
- Mechanics
- MovementSet CollectionVariable Turn Order
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
Each player travels from Kyoto to Edo to gather the most journey points. The traveller furthest back always plays: they move to any free space they choose, without passing the next inn, and enjoy that stop (souvenirs, farm, panorama, hot spring, temple, encounter), and everyone chooses a meal at each inn. When everyone has reached Edo, achievements and temple donations are added, and the most points wins.
Checked against the official rules · October 2026
The rules, step by step
Setup
2 to 5 players, 1 of 2 travellers kept, Start from Kyoto
- The game is for 2 to 5 players.
- Set out the board, the Achievement cards, and the shuffled decks of Meals, Souvenirs, Encounters and Hot Springs.
- The Panoramas (Sea, Mountain, Rice Paddy) are sorted by type and by number, with 1 on top.
- Each player is dealt two Traveller tiles at random, keeps one and takes from the bank the coins it shows.
- The travellers start at the first inn, Kyoto, in a random order; each marker starts at 0 on the score track.
How to play
Furthest back plays, Stop at each inn, Meal 6 points
- The traveller furthest back on the road always plays next; if they are still last after moving, they play again.
- They move forward to any free space they choose, never backwards, but must stop at every inn.
- Double spaces are only used with 4 and 5 players.
- Village: look at 3 souvenirs and buy any you like. In a set, the first card scores 1 point, then each card of a family not yet in the set scores 3, 5 and finally 7; a duplicate scores 1 and starts another set.
- Farm: gain 3 coins.
- Panorama: take the next section of the landscape and score its number. A finished panorama closes those stops to you.
- Hot Spring: a card worth 2 or 3 points.
- Temple: donate 1 to 3 coins, 1 point per coin.
- Encounter: draw a character and apply its effect.
- Inn: the first to arrive draws as many meals as there are players plus one, buys one if they wish, then the next arrivals choose from the rest. A meal scores 6 points; you never taste the same delicacy twice.
Scoring
Points along the way, Achievement 3 points, Temple 10, 7, 4, 2
- Points are scored along the journey, on the track.
- The first to complete each type of panorama gets a 3-point achievement.
- On arrival in Edo, Gourmet, Bather, Chatterbox and Collector are worth 3 points each; on a tie, all tied players score them.
- Temple donations: 10 points for the most generous, 7 for the second, 4 for the third, 2 for the other donors, nothing for those who gave nothing.
- In Marquoir, the counter replaces the track: add each player's points as they score them.
End of the game
All arrived in Edo, After a last meal, Most points
- The journey ends when everyone has reached the last inn, Edo, and had a chance to eat one last meal there.
- Most points wins; on a tie, most Achievement cards wins.
House rules and pitfalls
With two players, a neutral traveller moves when it is last, moved by the leading player…
- With two players, a neutral traveller moves when it is last, moved by the leading player; it only has an effect at the temple and at inns.
- First journey (voyage initiatique): without Traveller tiles, each player starts with 7 coins.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
Do you have to spend at the temple?
Yes: anyone who stops at the temple must donate at least one coin. Without coins, you cannot stop there, nor at a village.
Can you skip several stops at once?
Yes, as far as you like, provided the space is free and you do not go past the next inn.