Tokyo Before Tokyo
Power and Magic in the Shogun's City of Edo
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL29836200M
- ISBN-139781789142334
- OCLC Control Number1201684748
- OCLC Control Number1113915075
Classifications
- LCC
Description
Founded in 1590 as the seat of the warlord Tokugawa family, Tokyo, then called 'Edo,' was the locus of Japanese trade, economics and urban civilization until 1868, when it mutated into Tokyo and became Japan's modern capital. This illustrated book presents important sites and features from the rich history of Edo, drawn from contemporary sources such as diaries, guidebooks and woodblock prints. These include the huge bridge on which the city was centred, the vast castle of the shogun, sumptuous Buddhist temples, bars, kabuki theatres and the Yoshiwara, Edo's famous red-light district.
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