Osaka in Edo Japan

The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1614 to 1868. The most recorded lives are Matsuo Bashō, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Emperor Meiji.

Notable people

1. Emperor Meiji

   in 1868

   1 moment here

   Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. His reign encompassed the Meiji Restoration, the transfer of the imperial court…

2. Matsuo Bashō

   from 1688 to 1694

   3 moments here

   Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, renowned for haikai and for travel writing including Oku no Hosomichi.…

3. Tokugawa Ieyasu

   from 1614 to 1615

   2 moments here

   Japanese samurai, daimyo, and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Born Matsudaira Takechiyo at Okazaki Castle, he spent part of his childhood as a…

Moments

1. 1614 Winter Siege of Osaka Tokugawa Ieyasu
2. 1615 Summer Siege of Osaka Tokugawa Ieyasu
3. 1688 Travel through Osaka, Suma, and Akashi Matsuo Bashō
4. 1694 Arrival in Osaka on final journey Matsuo Bashō
5. 1694 Death in Osaka Matsuo Bashō
6. 1868 Journey to Osaka during the Boshin War Emperor Meiji

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