Encoding “The Capital” in Edo
This paper investigates the way in which Edo (Tôkyô) was built in desolate Musashi Plain and how it was given a symbolic focus at the bridge of Nihon-bashi. We also reveal how Edo laid out to evoke, in certain crucial respects, the old capital of Kyô (Kyôto). Edo was a new city, and the Tokugawa cou...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/extremeorient, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
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Extrême-Orient Extrême-Occident
2011
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |