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Audio tour Summary
Tokyo was already one of the largest cities in the world in the 18th century, when it was still known as Edo, meaning “estuary”, with a population of over one million. Edo, which evolved from a fishing village into the most important political center of the Japanese Empire, changed its name to Tokyo, meaning “eastern capital”, in 1869, when the seventeen-year-old emperor, Meiji, decided to take up residence there.
- 1 THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE
- 2 SENSO-JI BUDDHIST TEMPLE-INTRODUCTION
- 3 SENSO-JI BUDDHIST TEMPLE-FIRST PART
- 4 SENSO-JI BUDDHIST TEMPLE-SECOND PART
- 5 IMPERIAL PALACE - INTRODUCTION
- 6 IMPERIAL PALACE - TOUR
- 7 UENO PARK - INTRODUCTION
- 8 UENO ZOO
- 9 TOKYO TOWER
- 10 TSUKIJI MARKET
- 11 MEIJI SANCTUARY
- 12 KOISHIKAWA KORAKUEN GARDEN
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Audio tour Summary
Tokyo was already one of the largest cities in the world in the 18th century, when it was still known as Edo, meaning “estuary”, with a population of over one million. Edo, which evolved from a fishing village into the most important political center of the Japanese Empire, changed its name to Tokyo, meaning “eastern capital”, in 1869, when the seventeen-year-old emperor, Meiji, decided to take up residence there.
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