isolated from the world- apex
1457...when a castle was being built in that area.It was then called Edo.In 1868 the emperor moved into the castle and changed the name to Tokyo.
Tokyo-fu was created in 1868.
In 1868
Tokyo became the capital city of Japan in 1868
Tokyo.
the capital of Japan from 749 to 1868 was Kyoto, before that it was briefly located in Nagaoka.
They have one: Tokyo, which was formerly called Edo. It used to be Kyoto before the capital was moved east to Tokyo.
Edo
In the middle ages, Tokyo was known as Edo. It was a small fishing village until it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 17th century. The name "Edo" means "estuary," reflecting its geographical location at the mouth of the Sumida River. The city was later renamed Tokyo, meaning "Eastern Capital," when it became the imperial capital in 1868.
Unofficially it was EDO, but Japan was modernizing so dates between this and Tokyo are unsure
The original name of Tokyo was Edo. It was a small fishing village until it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 17th century. In 1868, when the imperial capital was moved there from Kyoto, Edo was renamed Tokyo, which means "Eastern Capital."
Because of the move of the emperor to the eastern Kyoto 京都; hence Tokyo 東京, which with it's full name is actually Tokyoto 東京都