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    The document summarizes the permanent exhibition at the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It describes how in the early 1600s, Tokugawa Ieyasu made Edo his power base and established his shogunate there. He developed Edo into a suitable capital, building moats, roads, and the layout for residential districts. The permanent exhibition begins with a full-sized replica of the historic Nihonbashi Bridge and scale models of the townspeople's district and lord residences during the 1600s. It also features the Edo Castle and historical materials about samurai families.

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    The document summarizes the permanent exhibition at the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It describes how in the early 1600s, Tokugawa Ieyasu made Edo his power base and established his shogunate there. He developed Edo into a suitable capital, building moats, roads, and the layout for residential districts. The permanent exhibition begins with a full-sized replica of the historic Nihonbashi Bridge and scale models of the townspeople's district and lord residences during the 1600s. It also features the Edo Castle and historical materials about samurai families.

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    The document summarizes the permanent exhibition at the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It describes how in the early 1600s, Tokugawa Ieyasu made Edo his power base and established his shogunate there. He developed Edo into a suitable capital, building moats, roads, and the layout for residential districts. The permanent exhibition begins with a full-sized replica of the historic Nihonbashi Bridge and scale models of the townspeople's district and lord residences during the 1600s. It also features the Edo Castle and historical materials about samurai families.

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    Permanent Exhibition

    Corner Introduction

    Floor Map

    Edo Castle and City views

    Information

    EDO ZONE
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    Cross the Full-Sized Nihonbashi Bridge and Travel Back in Time to the Edo period!
    Expanding Edo

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    Portraits of Edo

    Warrior Culture
    In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu entered the Kanto area and made Edo his power
    base. In 1603, he was rising to the rank of seii tai shogun (literally meaning
    barbarian-subduing generalissimo, commonly known as shogun) and
    established his shogunate in Edo. Ieyasu worked to develop Edo into a capital
    suitable as the home of the shogunate. Moats and roads were built, including
    the Nihonbashi Bridge, and the layout of the town (machiwari) was

    Click here to view the special website

    accomplished to establish residential quarters for samurai, chonin


    (townspeople), temples, shrines, and other quarters surrounding the Edo
    Castle. This corner is the entrance to the permanent exhibition area, and it
    begins with a full-sized replica of the Nihonbashi Bridge. Awaiting you at the

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    other end of the bridge are scale model replicas of the chonin district and
    daimyo (feudal lord) residences during the Kanei period (1624-1643), as well as
    the Edo Castle from the late Tokugawa period. Visitors can see how the land
    was divided with the Edo Castle at the heart of the city. In addition, the corner
    exhibits numerous historical materials which explain the origin of shogun
    families and daimyo families.

    1Edo Castle and the District Zones

    2Life of the Townspeople

    3Publication and Information

    Floor Map

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    See below for admission fees, tips for visitors and other information concerning the permanent exhibition.

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    Site Map

    Exhibition

    About Us

    Site Policy

    Events

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    ADDRESS:1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015TEL:+81-3-3626-9974

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