Culture and History background of Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and an international metropolis located in the Kanto region of Japan, facing Tokyo Bay. Tokyo is the host city of the 1964 and 2020 Olympic Games. The history of the Tokyo area can be traced back to the Yayoi culture period. The Yayoi culture is an important historical period after the Jomon culture of primitive Japanese society. Tokyo was formerly known as Edo. Edo Castle was built in the middle of the 15th century. It experienced a total of 15 generations of shoguns and was the strongest and last military regime in Japanese history. During this period, the population of Edo Castle increased, industry and commerce became increasingly developed, and it gradually developed into the central city of the Kanto region at that time. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the Imperial Palace was built on the basis of the Nishinomaru Palace in Edo Castle, which is now the Imperial Palace, and the capital of Japan was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.