Edo is the former name of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. In Japanese history, the period from 1603 to 1868 is called the Edo period.
Edo Period
Edo Castle was once a political center of Japan
The Edo period began in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Edo Shogunate (Shogunate is a political system centered on samurai) in Edo, and continued for 265 years.
The Edo period is also known as the “Tokugawa period” because it was ruled by the Tokugawa family for as long as 15 generations.
Kabuki-za (Kabuki Theater)
Although the Edo Shogunate was a samurai government, the Edo period was a peaceful period with almost no warfare due to various policies by the shogunate.
The economic stability of the common people led to the development of popular culture, and it was during this period that Ukiyoe (genre paintings) and Kabuki became popular.
Later, in 1868, the shogunate was overthrown by a revolution known as the “Meiji Restoration” and the country entered the Meiji Period.