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Description of  The World's Greatest Cities: The History of Tokyo

*Includes pictures *Chronicles the history of Tokyo over the last several centuries *Includes accounts of what the city was like across the years *Includes a bibliography for further reading After a series of conflicts among feudal lords, the new city of Edo became and remained Japans beating heart, and in the 17th century, Edo gave birth to a vibrant new urban culture marked by woodblock prints, the kabuki theater, and haiku poetry. By the 18th century, with its ranks swelled thanks to a flood of provincial daimyo, along with their households, clients, and retainers, Edo had become the most populous urban area in the world, a title Tokyo still can lay claim to today. Read more