It was important because banking flourished and paper money became the normal medium of exchange in business transaction
Edo was the capital of Japan during the Tokugawa Period. It is now known as Tokyo.
The Edo Period, also known as the Tokugawa Period, was the period in time in which the Tokugawa Shogunate controlled Japan. This period lasted roughly from 1603-1868. It began with the coming to power of Tokugawa Ieyasu and ended with the Meiji Restoration.
1603 at the beginning of the Tokugawa period
The rulers for ancient japan are known as the shogun, ran by the royal bloodline of the Tokugawa family. The last shogun resigned in the Edo period. (edo=tokyo) The next ruler was emperor Mutsuhito. He controlled in an era called the Meiji era. Emperor Mutsuhito changed the capitol name from Edo to Tokyo. Tokyo means east capital.
He and his Tokugawa descendants built and lived in Edo Castle, the biggest castle in the world at the time. It burned to the ground some time later. This was in Edo (Tokyo). Later on the Tokugawa shogunate built Nijo Jo (Nijo Castle) in Kyoto as their primary residence. You can visit Nijo Jo today and be amazed at its grace, beauty, hidden defense systems, elegance, and opulence!
Because Ieyasu Tokugawa had territory in Edo. (Edo is Tokyo)
Tokugawa Ieyasu's base was Edo when he established the Tokugawa Bakufu. He thus made Edo the capital of Japan. Edo, of course, is now called Tokyo.
The Edo Period lasted roughly from 1603 to 1868. It was the time of the Tokugawa Bakufu. This period was called the Edo Period because Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun, established his capital in Edo (Present day Tokyo.)
Edo.
Tokugawa Ieyasu established his capital in Edo. This city would flourish during the Tokugawa Bakufu, and would later become Tokyo.
The Shogun of the Tokugawa Bakufu lived in Edo Castle.
Edo was the capital of Japan during the Tokugawa Period. It is now known as Tokyo.
The Edo (or Tokugawa) Period lasted from roughly 1603 until 1868.
The Edo Period, also known as the Tokugawa Period, was the period in time in which the Tokugawa Shogunate controlled Japan. This period lasted roughly from 1603-1868. It began with the coming to power of Tokugawa Ieyasu and ended with the Meiji Restoration.
1603 at the beginning of the Tokugawa period
The rulers for ancient japan are known as the shogun, ran by the royal bloodline of the Tokugawa family. The last shogun resigned in the Edo period. (edo=tokyo) The next ruler was emperor Mutsuhito. He controlled in an era called the Meiji era. Emperor Mutsuhito changed the capitol name from Edo to Tokyo. Tokyo means east capital.
Edo