Santo - San

Japanese: 三都 - さんと

During the Edo period, the three territories were under direct control of the shogunate and had by far the largest populations: Edo, Osaka, and Kyoto. Also known as Sanga-no-tsu. Edo was the largest castle town and the political center, Osaka, known as the "kitchen of the world," was the commercial and economic center, and Kyoto, the ancient capital, was the religious, academic, and cultural center.
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Japanese:

江戸時代，幕府の直轄領で，人口もずば抜けて多かった江戸・大坂・京都をいう。三箇津(さんがのつ)とも。江戸は最大の城下町で政治の中心，〈天下の台所〉と称された大坂は商業経済の中心，古都の京都は宗教・学問・文化の中心とそれぞれの特徴があった。
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