Edo

• “Synopsis: Akitsu Masanosuke is a timid ronin on his way to Edo from the countryside when he accidentally encounters a playboy named Yaichi, who asks him to be his bodyguard.”

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• “The premise of Ôoku is simple: three-fourths of the men in Edo Japan are wiped out by a mysterious plague, and when it becomes clear that the disease is not burning itself out anytime soon, the women have to step into all the roles previously assigned to men.”

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• “Edo is the old name of Tokyo, before it became the capital. “mae” is the Japanese word for front, like you said.”

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• “Edo is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868.”

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• “The period in between, some two hundred thirty years, is commonly called the Edo period.”

  Before Edo

• “The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912”

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• “The title of the work refers to the living quarters for the shogun’s harem, contained within Edo Castle.”

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• “Another of Ono’s manga series, HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES, is an action drama about samurai during the height of the shogun’s rule in Edo-era Japan and is also currently serialized on SigIKKI. com.”

  not simple as that

• “When Tokyo was still called Edo, before the late 19th century, Edoites took pride in the stoical acceptance of earthquakes and firestorms, known as "the flowers of Edo.”

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• “Gintama is set in an alternate Japan where Tokyo still goes by its centuries-old name Edo and was taken over by aliens who banned the carrying of swords.”

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