Edo, formerly a jōkamachi (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the de facto capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. Edo …

The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), also known as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 [1] in the history of Japan, when the …

Map of the Sea and Land Routes from Edo to Nagasaki. Presented here is a pictorial route map, published in 1672 (early Edo period), that depicts the journey from Edo (present-day Tokyo) to …

This map represents the author’s reconciliation between contemporary geography and Buddhist culture, which persisted in Japan during the Edo, against European, Neo-Confucian and …

Mar 24, 2011 · English: This extraordinary item is a hand colored Tokugawa Period woodcut map of Edo, or Tokyo, Japan. Impressive size and detail. Produced in the mid 19th century …

A s Edo grew into Tokyo, and as time shifted from the Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa, and finally to the Heisei period, the cityscape changed greatly, yet the many meisho-e (paintings introducing …

Jul 9, 2020 · Edo Kiriezu, roughly translated as ‘cut-in-pieces map of Edo’, is a distinctive map of the premodern city, representing the perception of urban space. Edo Kiriezu shares the …

Jan 16, 2025 · Discover Japan in 1603 through a map of major clans and their emblems at the start of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Learn how Japan transitioned from a fragmented state to a …

Jul 7, 2022 · In this post, we will explore maps of the capital of Japan, Tokyo, during the Tokugawa period. As these woodcut maps are over 160 years old, when you read them, you …

The city where you live and the places you have walked: what is their landscape? Search for the town you live in or towns you have been to in Tokyo on the map to see what they looked like …