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- See Tokyo.
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- proper n. Tokyo
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- n. a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria
- n. the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
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.
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.
Edo is the old name of Tokyo, before it became the capital. “mae” is the Japanese word for front, like you said.
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.
The period in between, some two hundred thirty years, is commonly called the Edo period.
The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912
The title of the work refers to the living quarters for the shogun’s harem, contained within Edo Castle.
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.
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."
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.