Refer to "Kokudo (National road)" for details after the Meiji period.

After the Meiji Restoration, the "National Route" system was introduced under a national policy and the main Kaido were designated as national routes.

The current national highways equivalent to Nakasen-do Road

Route 17: Tokyo Special Ward – Takasaki City

Route 18: Takasaki City – Karuisawa-cho

Route 142: Saku City - Shimosuwa-machi

Route 20: Shimosuwa-machi – Shiojiri City

Route 19: Shiojiri City – Ena City

Route 21: Mitake-cho - Maibara City

Route 8: Maibara City - Ritto City

Route 1: Ritto City – Kusatsu City

The present national highways 52, 151 and 22 were originally part of this communication route.

The present Hongo Campus of Tokyo University consequently is facing Route 17.

National Highway 162 (Shuzan-kaido), Ichijo-dori (Utano-Arashiyama-Yamada-sen, Kyoto Prefectural Road 29)

Kyoto Prefectural North-South Traverse Road, Ayabe Miyazu Road (The national highway 478)

Kyoto Prefectural North-South Traverse Road, Tanba Ayabe Road (The national highway 478)

Apart from Osaka no-eki checking station, there ia a monument built on the side of Osakayama-seki (east of Keihan Keishin Line Otani station (Shige Prefecture)), which locate on the side of National Route 1 in Otani-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga Prefecture.

Karasuma Exit of Kyoto Station (07) – National Highway 1 – Kyoto-minami Interchange – Meishin Expressway – Oyamazaki Bus Stop of Oyamazaki Interchange (06) – Takatsuki Bus Stop (05) – Chugoku Expressway – Sanyo Expressway – Hiroshima Interchange – National Highway 54 Gion-shinmichi – Nakasuji Station (04) – Fudoin-mae Station (03) – Hiroshima Bus Center (02) – Shinkansen Line Exit of Hiroshima Station (01)

Rakusei Bus Terminal – National Highway 9 – Nishi-honganji-mae – Hachijo Exit of Kyoto Station – National Highway 1 – Kyoto-minami Interchange – Meishin Expressway – Keiji Bypass – Daini Keihan-doro – Hirakata-higashi Interchange – National Highway 307 – North Exit of Hirakata City Station of Keihan Line – National Highway 1 – Settsu-minami Interchange – Kinki Expressway – Chugoku Expressway – Sanyo Expressway – Hiroshima Interchange – National Highway 54 Gion-shinmichi – Nakasuji Station – Hiroshima Bus Center – Nakahiro Entrance/Exit – Hiroshima Expressway 4 – Numata Entrance/Exit of Hiroshima Expressway – Itsukaichi Interchange – Sanyo Expressway – Otake Interchange – Otake Interchange Entrance – National Highway 2 – Iwakuni Station – National Highway 2 – Iwakuni Interchange – Sanyo Expressway – Kuga Interchange – Kumage Interchange – Tokuyama-higashi Interchange – National Highway 2 – Tokuyama Station

Internal Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City - National Route 1 - Kyoto South Interchange - Meishin Expressway - Chugoku Expressway - Tsuyama Interchange - National Route 53 - Internal Tsuyama City