true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
bluish-violet; royal purple
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
type of faceted glass from Edo
to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; (lit.) to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki
widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo
double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm); Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm)
Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)
Iris ensata; Edo Japanese iris
sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)
Edo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)