Tokaido FAQ
94 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook
Equipment
Set-up
Playing the Game
Description of the Spaces
- Can you stop at a Temple space if you have no coins?
- How do duplicate Souvenirs score?
- If you buy several Souvenirs in one visit, do you score the same as adding them one at a time?
- When you add a Souvenir to a set you already own, do you score only that card or the whole set total?
- How are the Annaibito encounter cards split among the three Panorama sets?
- Can you stop at a Panorama space you have already completed in the base game?
- Can you start a second Panorama before finishing the first one?
- What does an Annaibito Guide card give when its panorama type is complete and you have completed every type?
- After completing a Panorama, can an Annaibito Guide card start a different one?
- Is there a limit on how many coins a player can donate to the Temple?
- Do Encounter actions cost coins?
- Are the first three Souvenir cards in a Village placed face up?
Arriving at an Inn
- How many times can a traveler buy a Meal on the journey, and does the starting Inn offer one?
- Where do unchosen Meal cards go after an Inn, and what is the spot beside the Meal deck for?
- Is the first-Inn departure coin bonus part of the Stonemaier edition?
- Can Satsuki buy a second Meal at the same Inn after taking her free Meal?
End of the Journey
Description of the Travelers
- Does Satsuki's free Meal come from the Meal deck or from the Meals drawn for the Inn?
- Can Satsuki keep her free Meal if she already has that Meal?
- Does Satsuki see the regular Meal options before deciding whether to keep her free Meal?
- If Satsuki declines her free Meal, can she buy a Meal instead?
- Does Satsuki's free Meal reduce the Meal choices left for the other Travelers?
- Can Hirotada stop at a Temple with no coins of his own, using the free coin from the bank?
- Can Zen-emon buy several Souvenirs in one Village, and which one gets the 1-coin price?
- Can Hiroshige take a Panorama card out of numeric order?
- Does Chuubei keep the Encounter card he draws at an intermediate Inn?
- Does Sasayakko need coins for every Souvenir she buys, including the free cheapest one?
- Does Sasayakko's free Souvenir still apply when all the Souvenirs she buys cost the same?
- Does Mitsukuni get his extra point for a Panorama Achievement card?
- Does Hiroshige still get his Panorama card if he cannot afford a Meal at an Inn?
Special Rules for Two-Player Games
- How many Meal cards are drawn at an Inn in a two-player game?
- In a two-player game, who moves the Neutral Traveler when it is last on the road?
- Does the Neutral Traveler block spaces for human players in a two-player game?
- Where and how far can the Neutral Traveler be moved in a two-player game?
- What happens when the Neutral Traveler reaches an Inn first in a two-player game?
Variations
Solo play (Automa)
- How is player order set in the solo Automa game?
- When are the Automa difficulty cards added during solo setup?
- Are the two Automas in the solo game separate, or do they share cards?
- Can the Automa be used as a third player in a two-player game?
- How do you choose which values to give an Automa's Panorama cards?
Tokaido: CrossroadsExpansion
- If Hirotada buys an Amulet at the Temple, does he still get the free coin to donate?
- Can Zen-emon's 1-coin Souvenir discount apply to a Legendary Object?
- Do base-game Traveler abilities also apply to Crossroads cards?
- Are Calligraphy and Amulet cards kept face down and hidden?
- When are Calligraphy card bonuses scored?
- How many Legendary Objects can a traveler buy in one stop, and can one traveler own both copies of the same object?
- Is there a limit on Cherry Tree cards?
- Can you stop on a completed Panorama space to take a Cherry Tree in Crossroads?
- How are Amulets bought, used and returned?
- Can you use more than one Amulet in the same turn?
- Can a Friendship Amulet be used to stop on a double space that already holds two Travelers?
- In a two-player game, can you use the Friendship Amulet on double spaces?
- Does the Accomplishment bonus on the Perfection Calligraphy count the same cards as the Achievement cards?
- Do Shodo and Emaki, the Legendary Objects, earn the bonus point for later Souvenir purchases?
- Can Kidzuna buy a meal she already ate on an earlier day of the journey?
- Does Kidzuna the Cook score 6 points for her extra meal, and when can she buy two meals?
- Can the Guide (Annaibito) encounter let you take a Cherry Tree instead of a Panorama card?
- Does Umegae get her coin and point when she buys a Calligraphy card instead of drawing an Encounter?
- How do Buppatsu and Ema score as a new Souvenir type?
- Which faces does the Fortune die have?
- How many Bathhouse and Cherry Tree cards does a Crossroads game use?
- What counts as an Accomplishment you can score?
- Do arrival-triggered Traveler bonuses resolve before the stop's action in Crossroads?
- Can the intermediate-Inn Travelers take Crossroads cards, such as Hiroshige taking a Cherry Tree?
- When a Crossroads space offers Amulet or Calligraphy, can you see the available cards before choosing the action?
- When you take a Legendary Object, Amulet or Calligraphy card, can you choose from the whole remaining stack?
- Can you activate an Amulet after your action has resolved, rather than before moving?
- Does Jirocho's gambling coin come from his own reserve or from the bank?
- How much does the Gaming Room pay out when you bet 2 coins?
- Does Daigoro the Kid's ability let him take a Legendary Object as well as a Souvenir?
- Does Nampo still earn his extra points when he eats a Meal bought with the Hospitality Amulet?
- If you use the Devotion Amulet before a Village and buy several Souvenirs, how many coins go to the Temple?
- Does the Health Amulet make the Calligraphy action free?
Tokaido: MatsuriExpansion
- How does Rakuren's Shop stop work with Souvenirs and Legendary Objects?
- Which Matsuri tokens count as small objects for the Nostalgia calligraphy card?
- Can you use a Health Amulet on a farm to take 4 coins and still roll the Fortune die up to twice?
- Do you need Crossroads to play Tokaido: Matsuri?
- Can Matsuri traveler characters be used in a base plus Crossroads game without the Matsuri cards?
- What are the Journey Point tokens in Tokaido: Matsuri used for?
- When a new Matsuri card is drawn, does the previous one stay in play or get replaced?