Cartoon by Eduardo Sanabria (Edo).

Dreaming of a New Edo Era

A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords.

This custom dates from the Edo period.

A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, i.e. Tokyo.

A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, that is to say Tokyo.

A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, in other words Tokyo.

Will the second Edo be able to resist Chinese ambitions?

The New Edo era needs a strong Japanese army, admits Inose.

Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge, Sumida River in Edo Hiroshige.

It was the 7th station on the 東海道 Tōkaidō the highway linking Edo and Kyōto.

Now, that s a pump! Edo Bar Zeev shouts to me over the din of the motors, grinning with undisguised awe at the scene before us.

On September 19, 1868, the Emperor announced that the name of the city of Edo was being changed to Tokyo, or eastern capital .

The Edo nostalgia in Japan and the Norway model s appeal in the UK are not rational choices.

Many of the families are descendants of the original fisherman that lived and worked here in the Edo Period.

This Back to Edo discourse translates into the refusal of young Japanese to learn a foreign language or travel abroad.

If the Japanese do not wake up from their Edo dream, Asia might very well become a Chinese empire.

In the Edo Period, the town was known as 平塚宿 Hiratsuka juku Hiratsuka Post Town.

The first Edo collapsed when the United States Navy opened up the Japanese market with the arrival of Commodore Perry s black ships in 1853.

Star has a particular interest in exploring the route of the old Tokaido postal road that linked Edo (the old name for Tokyo) with Kyoto, the old imperial capital.

In Japan, the isolationist temptation is expressed in the current nostalgia for the Edo period, from 1600 to 1868, before Emperor Meiji opened Japan to the world.

Ten of the journalists worked for the independent news website Watchdog Media News, and were in the southern Nigerian state of Edo to cover gubernatorial elections.

This second Edo era may sound like a poetic utopia, but it has some influence Sakakibara observes that Japanese students do not study abroad anymore, and that nobody learns English.

Building on methods of production and marketing established by Ukiyo e artists and publishers, Edo print publishers began to send artists to Yokohama to sketch foreigners in situ.

If you're interested in learning more about the etymology of some of Tokyo s train lines, the history of the Seven Rivers of Edo , or the difference between High Tokyo and Low Tokyo , Japan This is the blog to check out.

The Library's Prints and Photographs Division online collection curates woodblock prints and drawings from two artistic traditions, Ukiyo e and Yokohama e from the Edo (1600 1868) and Meiji (1868 1912) periods.

Referring to the 1600 1868 period, Inose calls this future the New Edo era a smaller population will enjoy the sufficient wealth that has been accumulated, and, from now on, it will invest its creativity in refining the culture.

Referring to the 1600 1868 period, Inose calls this future the New Edo era a smaller population will enjoy the sufficient wealth that has been accumulated, and, from now on, it will invest its creativity in refining the culture.

Image source Wikimedia Commons. Some researchers suggest that the modern practice of holding massive fireworks displays in Japan dates back to a memorial service in the 17th century in Edo (now called Tokyo), to pay tribute to victims of famine and a cholera outbreak.

Other pointed out that ever since the 9 11 attacks in 2001 it has become more difficult for foreign music acts to tour the United States, prompting them to wonder if the US, like Japan during the Edo period, is entering its own period of isolation (鎖国, sakoku).