Edo period

The Edo period (Japanese: ????, Edo-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1600 to 1867. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa Shogunate which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended in 1867 with the restoration of the Imperial rule by the 15th and last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The Edo period is also known as the beginning of the early modern period of Japan.

See also

• Criminal punishment in Edo-period Japan
• Edomoji - Japanese lettering styles invented in the Edo period.
• Jidaigeki deals with Japanese period dramas, which are usually set in the Edo period.
• Jitte (weapon), law enforcement weapon unique to the period