10 Interesting Facts about Tokyo

<p>The city was formerly known as Edo, which was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate from 1603 until 1868 when the Meiji Restoration* took place.</p> <p>*The Meiji Restoration was a transformative period in Japanese history from 1868 to 1912, during which political power shifted from the Tokugawa shogunate to the Emperor Meiji, marking the end of feudalism and the beginning of modernization in Japan.</p> <p>The restoration sought to modernize Japan by implementing political, economic, and social reforms, embracing Western ideas and technology, and establishing a centralized government, which ultimately propelled Japan towards becoming a major global power in the 20th century.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/10-interesting-facts-about-tokyo-a02c6fda7197"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>