The current Tokyo is not an exaggeration to say thanks to the historical factors that Tokugawa Ieyasu opened the shogunate in Edo.
1590. When Ieyasu entered Edo for the first time, Edo at that time was only a barren wetland,
It is said that the ocean current came in and the ground was weak and it was not a place where people can live very much.
1603 years. Tokugawa Ieyasu became the Shogun general, and the shogunate opened in Edo.
1867. Democrat opinion was held by Tokugawa Yoshinobu. This 265 years is called the Edo period.
In the past 265 years, Japan has never been invaded from abroad and was a peaceful era with little war in the country.
For this reason, Japan's economy and culture have developed independently in this era.
The population of Edo is estimated to be about 1 million people, at that time it was the largest city in the world.
The population of London in those days was 1801. About 860,000 people, 1802 years. It is about 670,000 in Paris.
Currently Japan relies on imports from overseas, 78% of energy, food is 60% on a calorie basis and 82% of wood is from abroad.
About 265 years in the Edo era, there were few imports from overseas, and everything was covered by domestic energy and resources.
In other words, without using fossil fuels, it was an era of making war-free times and developing wonderful culture.
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