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Time travel to Tokyo in the 1840s at Fukagawa Edo Museum
For those looking to dive into Tokyo’s past, Fukagawa Edo is a great substitute for the much larger Edo-Tokyo Museum, which ...
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Tokugawa clan’s place in history assured, says new family head
Iehiro noted that Edo culture is especially admired in Europe and the United States, so much so that cultural assets from the period are stored and exhibited all over the world. “Japan’s ...
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In centuries-long meat ban, even a shogun defied the rules
The estimated average height of Japanese men reached ... as refrigerators in the Edo Period, people preserved meat by hanging it on sunless north-facing walls of a house.
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The Japanese City Called 'Little Kyoto' Is An Uncrowded Gem Full Of Gardens, Geishas, And Samurai History
During the Edo period, Kanazawa was the heart of the Kaga domain and soon expanded to become one of Japan's largest castle ... its elegant two-story geisha houses, which stood out with their ...
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The little-known enchanting town of the Japanese Alps
Long isolated in the mountains, this town in western Japan has preserved the unique charm inherited from the Edo period ... streets lined with 17 th-century houses made from dark wood, sake ...