Conference “Edo-Tokyo, a journey back in time”

Conference “Edo-Tokyo, a journey back in time” is organised on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., in Théâtre des Variétés.

The Edo or Tokugawa period (1603–1868) is a subdivision of modern Japanese history, beginning with the accession of Tokugawa leyasu to the title of shogun and ending with the restoration of imperial power. At the Edo-Tokyo Museum, reproductions of the districts of Edo (the old name of Tokyo until 1868) in scale models or life-size allow visitors to navigate the world of the Tokugawa who ruled Japan from the 17th to the 9th century. During this period, Japan experienced long years of internal peace in a country that had closed itself off. Isolationism brought a flourishing culture to the country, kabuki theater, haiku poetry, paintings and prints of the floating world (ukiyo-e…).