noun
the Eastern Capital; Edo; Yedo
Historical name for Tokyo, used especially in pre-Meiji and literary contexts. Refers to the city when it was the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate.
東都は江戸時代の終わりまで日本の政治の中心だった。
The Eastern Capital was the political center of Japan until the end of the Edo period.
この浮世絵には東都の名所
This ukiyo-e depicts famous places in the Eastern Capital.