Tokyo in Edo Japan

The atlas holds 4 people and 18 moments here, from 1608 to 1868. The most recorded lives are Matsuo Bashō, Hokusai and Miyamoto Musashi.

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. Hokusai

    from 1760 to 1849

    4 moments here

    Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, painter, and printmaker. His documented physical-presence chronology is concentrated in…

  3. Matsuo Bashō

    from 1672 to 1693

    10 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.…

  4. Miyamoto Musashi

    from 1608 to 1623

    3 moments here

    Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer. His early biography and several event dates are disputed or preserved in later accounts; this…

Moments

  1. 1608 Duel with Musō Gonnosuke Miyamoto Musashi
  2. 1610 Fights in Edo Miyamoto Musashi
  3. 1623 Journey to Edo Miyamoto Musashi
  4. 1672 Move to Edo Matsuo Bashō
  5. 1680 Residence at Fukagawa hermitage Matsuo Bashō
  6. 1683 Return to Edo Matsuo Bashō
  7. 1685 Return to Edo from the westward journey Matsuo Bashō
  8. 1687 Departure from Edo on the Oi no Kobumi journey Matsuo Bashō
  9. 1688 Return to Edo after Sarashina journey Matsuo Bashō
  10. 1689 Departure for Oku no Hosomichi Matsuo Bashō
  11. 1691 Arrival in Edo at Tachibana-chō Matsuo Bashō
  12. 1692 Move into the third Bashō Hut Matsuo Bashō
  13. 1693 Haikai gathering at Sodō's home Matsuo Bashō
  14. 1760 Birth in Katsushika district Hokusai
  15. 1804 Great Daruma festival performance Hokusai
  16. 1847 Located at his Asakusa residence Hokusai
  17. 1849 Death at Henjōin precincts Hokusai
  18. 1868 First arrival at Tokyo Emperor Meiji

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