The transformation of Edo from a mosquito-infested fishing village to seat of power and cultural center has endlessly fascinated lovers of history. After the imperial capital Kyoto fell to ...

Edo Japan (Radio Edit) You're Dead to Me. Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate.

A Google map-style map of the Tokai and Koshin regions in the late Edo period has been completed! ! ! A map of Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, and Nagano (central and southern areas) around 1840 ...

In the Meiji Era, the mid-1800s to early 1900s, “after Japan opened up to Western civilization, craftsmen borrowed techniques and machines from the West,” Mr. Hayashi said.

In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in seventeenth-century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate. When he came to power ...

The 1830s woodcut prints by Hasegawa Settan depict an amazing panorama of Edo as seen looking southeast from Edo Castle. ... Large cargo vessels enter Edo Bay from all ... THE JAPAN TIMES LTD.

Roads for Military Deployment. Japan’s most famous highway, the Tōkaidō, was an essential transportation route between Edo (now Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period (1603–1868).

Shikioriori: Living Through the Seasons in Edo Japan. On view February 12 - June 28, 2016 During the Edo period (1603–1868), the rhythm of the year included activities and events tied to the changing ...

Tokyo Bay once supplied the varied edible mollusks for which Edo-style sushi is known. Reclamation and pollution decimated stocks, but now a hardy invader is receiving a surprisingly warm welcome.

In 1972, Rev. Susumu Ikutu moved to Calgary from Vancouver to establish a Buddhist Temple — to support himself, he opened a small Japanese restaurant across from The Bay parkade. In 1979, he ...

The popular Canadian QSR, Edo Japan, is adding to its 136-plus store system with the brand's first restaurant in Ottawa, scheduled to open June 24, a news release said. The QSR is expanding in the ...