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Old name of Tokyo, referring especially the area around the [[Edo castle]] (the current Chiyoda ward).

Old name of Tokyo, referring especially the area around the [[Edo castle]] (the current Chiyoda ward).

The Tokugawa Shogunate was located in Edo during the [[Edo period]].

The Tokugawa Shogunate was located in Edo during the [[Edo period]]. Due to the presence of the government, ''[[daimyo]]'' mansions, and the ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' system, it was a very samurai-heavy city. Commoner spaces occupied a mere one-fifth of the urban area.<ref>Conant, Ellen (ed.). ''Nihonga: Transcending the Past''. The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1995. p16.</ref>

==Links==

==Links==

==References==

==References==

* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8 J-wikipedia] Edo

* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%9F%E6%88%B8 J-wikipedia] Edo

 

[[Category:Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Cities and Towns]]

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