Meanings

double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

Edo dialect

Edo dialect

widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes)

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Edo dialect

type of faceted glass from Edo

Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

(true) Tokyoite

true Tokyoite

Omi beef

map of Edo

Edo-style kabuki

Edo-style kabuki

bluish-violet

standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm)

Edo

Liujiang man

Ryukyuan mission to Edo

baiji (Lipotes vexillifer)