Welcome to History 251, Popular Culture in Early Modern Japan!

History 251: Popular Culture in Early Modern Japan

Maps

First study the below "Maps of Japan" for the wider view and for these sites:
Honshû, Shikoku, Kyûshû, Hokkaidô Ryûkyû Islands, Okinawa Kantô and Kinai Plains	Kyoto, Osaka, Edo The Tôkaidô Mt. Fuji
Maps of Japan
East Asia Japan, Main Islands The Kantô Plain The Tôkai Region	The Kinai Plain Edo Kyoto

Then study the below maps of "Edo/Tokyo, Then and Now" and the one in chapter one of Edo Culture for the general layout of the city and for these sites:

Edo Castle

Yamanote ("High City")

Shitamachi ("Low City")

Sumida River

Nihonbashi ("The Bridge of Japan")

Ryôgoku Bridge

Yoshiwara

Edo/Tokyo, Then and Now

Map of Edo, 1630s

Famous Places of Edo Game, 1860

Map of Tokyo, 1871

View of Tokyo, 1880-90s

Map of Tokyo, 1892

The Tokyo Metropolitan Area

Nihonbashi and Ryôgoku Area

Then study the below maps of "Edo/Tokyo, Then and Now" and the one in chapter one of Edo Culture for the general layout of the city and for these sites:
Edo Castle Yamanote ("High City") Shitamachi ("Low City") Sumida River	Nihonbashi ("The Bridge of Japan") Ryôgoku Bridge Yoshiwara
Edo/Tokyo, Then and Now
Map of Edo, 1630s Famous Places of Edo Game, 1860 Map of Tokyo, 1871	View of Tokyo, 1880-90s Map of Tokyo, 1892 The Tokyo Metropolitan Area Nihonbashi and Ryôgoku Area