- Editorial:
- THE ARMCHAIR TRAVELLER
- Año de edición:
- 2018
- Materia:
- Historia
- ISBN:
- 978-1-909961-58-6
- EAN:
- 9781909961586
- Páginas:
- 180
- Idioma:
- ANGLES
TOKYO, AN ARMCHAIR TRAVELLER'S HISTORY OF
This history of Japans modern capital spans from the first forest clearances on the vast Kanto plain, through the wars and intrigues of the samurai era, and up to the preparations for the 2020 Olympic Games. Tokyo, meaning Eastern Capital, has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Before then, it was the site of Edojuku (Estuary Camp), a medieval outpost designed to keep watch over rich farmlands. Known as Edo in the early modern period, the Tokyo region became the administrative centre of Japans Shotgun overloads and the site of a vibrant, vivid urban culture of theatres, taverns and brothels. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it became Japans true capital, home to the emperors, the seat of government and a site of rapid urban growth.