From Edo to Tokyo - Edo to Tokyo

Japanese: 江戸から東京へ - えどからとうきょうへ
From Edo to Tokyo - Edo to Tokyo
A historical reading by Yata Soun. Serialized in the Hochi Shimbun newspaper from 1920 to 1923 (Taisho 9 to 12). The book visits famous places and historical sites in the towns of Tokyo, which are gradually becoming urbanized, and investigates the oral legends that remain in the area, sometimes interviewing old people to describe the topography and history of each ward. It meticulously recreates the phases of Tokyo from the time of Ota Dokan's construction of Edo Castle, Ieyasu's entry into the city, the Edo period, the Meiji period, and the Taisho period. It is distinctive in that it follows the trend of retrospective Edo tastes at the time, but re-examines the disappearing image of Edo from a different perspective of lifestyle and cultural history.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
矢田挿雲の歴史読物。1920‐23年(大正9‐12)《報知新聞》に連載。内容はしだいに都市化の進む東京の町々の名所旧跡を訪ね,土地に残る口碑伝説を調べ,時には古老に取材して各区ごとに残っているそれらの地誌と歴史を描いたものである。太田道灌の江戸城築城以来,家康入府,江戸時代,明治時代そして大正期に入った東京の位相が精細に再現されている。当時の回顧的な江戸趣味の風潮と軌を合わせながら,それとは異なる生活感覚と文化史的視野で,失われてゆく江戸の姿がとらえ直されているのが特色である。

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