noun
man from eastern Japan; Edo man; Kanto man
Historical term for a man from eastern Japan, especially Edo (Tokyo) or the Kanto region. Often carries a nuance of a rough, straightforward, or unsophisticated man compared to the refined Kyoto/Osaka man.
江戸時代には、東男と京女という言葉があった。
In the Edo period, there were the terms 'Azuma otoko' (man from the east) and 'Kyo onna' (woman from Kyoto).
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Refers to a woman from Kyoto, often contrasted with 東男 as the refined, elegant counterpart.
From 東 (azuma, 'east', an old term for eastern Japan) + 男 (otoko, 'man'). The reading あずま is an older form of ひがし.