Tokyo history
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How People Actually Traveled in Edo Japan: Inns, Luggage, and Life on the Road
When people imagine travel in Edo-period Japan, they often picture elegant woodblock prints: travelers in straw…
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Walking the historic Nakasendo in Tokyo: From Nihonbashi to Sugamo
In the Edo period, every journey on the Nakasendo began in the same place: Nihonbashi. Before…
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Life in the post towns of edo: travel along japan’s historic roads
If you were traveling through Japan during the Edo period, you wouldn’t just be walking endlessly…
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Exploring Edo Japan’s Five Historical Highways
If you stand on the bridge at Nihonbashi today, it feels like just another busy part…
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What was the sankin-kotai system that shaped Edo Japan
If you had stood on the bridge at Nihonbashi during the Edo period, you wouldn’t just…
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