江戸

えど

old name of Tokyo

江戸間

えどま

standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm)

江戸紫

えどむらさき

bluish-violet, royal purple

江戸語

えどご

Edo dialect

江戸前

えどまえ

Tokyo style

小江戸

こえど

Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo

江戸城

えどじょう

Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

江戸絵

えどえ

Edo-made ukiyo-e

江戸弁

えどべん

Edo dialect

江戸川

えどがわ

Edo River

江戸菊

えどぎく

Edo chrysanthemum, variety of chrysanthemum originally cultivated in Edo

江戸者

えどもの

true Tokyoite, person born and raised in Edo

江戸子

えどこ

true Tokyoite, person born and raised in Edo

江戸味噌

えどみそ

Edo miso, type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)

江戸幕府

えどばくふ

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

江戸時代

えどじだい

Edo period (1603-1868 CE)

江戸っ子

えどっこ

true Tokyoite, person born and raised in Edo

江戸上り

えどのぼり

Ryukyuan mission to Edo

江戸芸者

えどげいしゃ

Edo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)