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
Edo. When Emperor Meiji moved Japan's capital from Kyoto to Edo, he named it Tokyo. Before Kyoto, Nara was the ancient capital of Japan.
Edo Edo (literally: bay-door, "estuary") is the former name of Tokyo.
Edo is the ancient name of Tokyo.
isolated from the world- apex
Edo was the original name of tokyo, so it was in Japan
Edo is the old Japanese name for Tokyo :)
Edo is now called Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
Edo (Tokyo) .
Because Ieyasu Tokugawa had territory in Edo. (Edo is Tokyo)
Edo
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."