Great-Edo Entertainment

• Kabuki Special
  • Kabuki Theaters Flourish
  • The Birth of Star Actors (Senryō-Yakusha)
• Grand Sumo Special
  • The Emergence of Kanjin Zumō Tournaments (Ōzumō)
  • Sumo is an occupation that requires only twenty days of annual work
  • The Flowering of the Ranking Chart (Banzuke) Culture
• Rakugo Special
  • The Roots of Edo Rakugo
  • Sandai-banashi: Impromptu Rakugo Based on Three Themes

Great-Edo Style

• Great-Edo Fashion
  • The Coming of Kosode Age
  • Edo Residents Preferred Quict Elegance
  • Transition from Linens to Cottons
• Great-Edo Gourmet
  • The Development of Food Service Industries
  • Special Products Brought from All Parts of the Country to Edo

Great-Edo Culture

• Edo learning
  • What are "terakoya"?
  • Shōheizaka Gakumonsho: The Highest Educational Institution for the Samurai Class:
• Jihon and Ezōshi
  • Bookshops of Edo
  • Nishiki-e: Edo's Information Media
  • Revival of Classical Literature in the Edo Period
  • Gathering of people in the ‘ren’ salon

A Visit in the Great Edo

• A close-up on Edo castle
  • The City of Edo & Edo Castle
  • What was inside the castle?
  • Ō-hiroma and the dignity of the Shōgun
  • Matsunorōka and Genroku Akō incident
  • Shiro Shoin and Kuro Shoin
  • The Unknown World of Ladies Quarter in the Edo castle
• 'Cultural enlightenment' spots
  • The "Foreign settlements" emerged in Tsukiji
  • Steam Locomotive between Shinbashi and Yokohama
  • Emergence of western-looking streets

The Great Edo Metropolis

• Urban development in Edo
  • The beginning of Edo as castle town
  • Reconstruction of the city after "Great Fire of Meireki"
  • The Emergence of "Greater Edo" (Ōedo)
• Edo no Taihen (great pivotal events of Edo)
  • Revenges Applauded by Ordinary People
  • Disaster Struck the City of Edo
  • A Wish for the End of the Infectious Diseasesa
  • The Coming of the "Black Ships" (kurofune) to Japan
• Great-Edo Map
  • Find the Material on Great-Edo Map

Saijiki

• Spring (January-March)
• Summer (April-June)
• Autumn (July-September)
• Winter (October-December)

Edo Games

• Orizuru (origami crane)
• Kage-e (shadow pictures)
• Moji-e (picture with characters)
• Chie-no-ita (tangram)
• Hanjimono (watch and guess puzzle)

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