Tokyo, a bustling metropolis with a population of 14 million, was once known as Edo. The city's transformation began over 400 years ago with the establishment of the Edo-era military government which ...

I remember waiting in the middle of downtown Osaka for the new era name to be announced ... the capital was moved to Tokyo. The Kyoto Imperial Palace is where era names were chosen by court ...

Tokyo is a place at the intersection of innovation and tradition, perfectly balancing old and new, fast and slow ... of the Edo era, is this stunning park in the heart of Tokyo’s lively Shinjuku ...

RECOMMENDED: Some Tokyo trains have extended service on New Year's Eve and we have the timetables ... with the Shinsengumi, the famed Edo-era police force, this is the ancestral temple of one ...