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double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko

Edo Bay

Edo period (1603-1868)

Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate

Tokyo style

Ryukyuan mission to Edo

temporary stay of a daimyo with his retainers and vassals in the Edo domain, under the Sankin-kōtai system during the Edo period

true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo

(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native

Edo dialect

Ōedo Line

type of faceted glass from Edo

Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo

bluish-violet; royal purple

Edo-period atmosphere; old Edo charm; nostalgic ambiance of old Tokyo

Edo-period atmosphere; old Edo charm; nostalgic ambiance of old Tokyo

Edo dialect

widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo

Edo dialect

Edo-style kabuki

standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm); Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm)

Edo-made ukiyo-e

map of Edo

Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period; usu. low-salt and made with rice koji

sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)

Iris ensata; Edo Japanese iris

Edo-style kabuki

Edo Senke school of tea ceremony

Edogawa University

Koedo; Koedo (train service)

Edo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)