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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

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Tōkaidō: References & Edit History

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transportation in Kyōto
- In Kyōto: Transportation

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Revised the length of the road and corrected a display issue.	Melissa Petruzzello	Jun 24, 2022
	Invalidated site: Freer \| Sackler - The Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art - Tokaido.	Grace Young	Mar 01, 2016
	Add new Web site: Freer \| Sackler - The Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art - Tokaido.	Grace Young	Nov 05, 2015
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 29, 1999
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998