Question

Edo, the capital of Japan during the period of the same name, is now known by what name?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tokyo or Shinjuku City

Explanation:

The new Meiji government renamed Edo to Tokyo and became the formal capital of Japan when the Emperor moved his residence to the city. (September 3, 1868), Edo was renamed Tokyo.

Answer 2

Edo which was formerly the capital of Japan during the Edo period is now known as Tokyo or Shinjuku City.

What is the Edo Period?

The Edo Period was a period that lasted for 260 years until the Meiji Restoration in 1868 when the Tokugawa Shogunate ended and imperial rule was restored.

The new Meiji government renamed Edo to Tokyo which became the formal capital of Japan when the Emperor moved his residence to the city.

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