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Author(s):	Jonathan Clements

Date:	2021	Format:	epub	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	1909961582
Pages:	212	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
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With almost 13 million residents, Tokyo is now as much an icon of modernity as it is a city, with its neon-lit billboards, futuristic technology, and avant-garde fashion scene. But the long and fascinating history of Japans modern capital encompasses much, much more, and in An Armchair Travellers History of Tokyo, Jonathan Clements sketches the citys amazing trajectory from its humble beginnings as a group of clearings in a forest on the Kanto plain all the way to its upcoming role as host of the 2020 Olympic Games.

Tokyo, meaning Eastern Capital, has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Before that, it was a medieval outpost designed to keep watch over rich farmlands. But this seemingly unassuming geographical location ultimately led to its status as a supercity. Though the imperial court ruled Japan from the sleepy city of Kyoto, the landowners of the Kanto plain where Tokyo lies held the true wealth and power in Japan, which they eventually asserted in a series of bloody civil wars. The Tokyo region became the administrative center of Japans Shogun overlords and the site of a vibrant urban culture home to theaters, taverns, and brothels. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it became Japans true capital, home to the emperors, the seat of government, and a site of rapid urban growth.

Anyone whos ever longed to look upon Mount Fuji, embody the bravery of the Samurai, or savor the worlds finest sushi will find themselves transported from the comfort of their armchair while reading Clementss account of Tokyo.
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