2007-05-09 09:48:02 · 2 answers · asked by nhi v 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
from the name of the prefecture. It was originally called Edo, but in 1868, it was renamed Tokyo by the Emperor Meiji when the shogunate was overthrown.
2007-05-09 09:54:37 · answer #1 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tokyo was initially constructed in 1457; the city was known as Edo (江戸). The Tokugawa shogunate was established in 1603 with Edo as its seat of government (de facto capital). (The emperor's residence, and formal capital, remained in Kyoto ｡ｪ that city had been the actual capital of Japan until that time.) In September of 1868, when the shogunate came to an end, Emperor Meiji ordered Edo to be renamed "Tokyo," meaning "Eastern Capital." The new name was meant to emphasize Tokyo's status as the new capital of Japan, both temporally and spiritually.
2007-05-09 09:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋