Edo
Former city in Musashi, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edo (Japanese: 江戸, lit. '"bay-entrance" or "estuary"'), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.[2]
Edo
江戸 (えど) | |
|---|---|
Former city | |
 Folding screen view of Edo in the 17th century, showing Edo Castle on the upper right corner | |
 Location of the former city of Edo | |
| Coordinates: 35°41′02″N 139°46′28″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Province | Musashi |
| Edo Castle built | 1457 |
| Capital of Japan (De facto) | 1603 |
| Renamed Tokyo | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Type of leader | Feudal government |
| Population (1721)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,000,000 |
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 grew to become one of the largest cities in the world under the Tokugawa. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868 the Meiji government renamed Edo as Tokyo (東京, "Eastern Capital") and relocated the Emperor from the historic capital of Kyoto to the city. The era of Tokugawa rule in Japan from 1603 to 1868 is known as the Edo period.