The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace is still nothing to sneeze at.

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the Meiji Shrine is ... Located on the former site of Edo Castle, it embodies both the old and new Japan. The Meiji Restoration saw the emperor's power restored ...

Castle walls and moats surround the beautifully manicured and tranquil grounds of the palace. Before Tokyo became the capital of Japan, the palace grounds were the site of Edo Castle, a sprawling ...

The Tokugawa clan, which produced successive shogun rulers throughout the Edo ... of Tokyo’s Minato Ward, which is home to the family’s mausoleum. The development comes as Japan Broadcasting ...

including Emperor Meiji (credited for modernizing Japan) and rulers during the Edo Period (the time period before Japan was modernized by Meiji). Because of its significant importance in Japanese ...

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] A local government in northern Japan is ... south towards Edo, now known as Tokyo. [6] Historians suggest the castle’s design drew ...