Edo Era

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Edo Era Daughter of a Townhouse 1920s by Blue Ruin1, via Flickr  (People interested in old Japanes fashion should check out the rest of Blue Ruin 1's Flickr; it's amazing.) Edo Period Japan, Japanese Edo Period, Era Edo, Matsuri Festival, Traditional Japanese Kimono, Traditional Clothes, Japanese Costume, Turning Japanese, Period Outfit

Naomi no Kimono Asobi has valiantly translated the caption to find that it translates as follows: "Edo Age - Kyoto woman dressed in fine clothes, younger daughter of townhouse." So, this is in fact a re-enactment of earlier dress of the merchant classes, probably for the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages). "The Machiya of Kyoto are traditional Townhouses dating from the Edo period (1603–1867). Born out of the city’s growing merchant class, they functioned as both residences and workspaces…

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Wa-Steampunk in Edo and Meiji
Etiquipedia: Etiquette in Japan's Edo Era Samurai Weapons, Samurai Armor, Antique Maps, Antique Prints, Geisha, Ancient Japanese Clothing, Era Edo, Boxer Rebellion, The Last Samurai

Above: A page from the government-approved morals education textbook 'Watashitachi no Doutoku' ('Our Morals'), for 5th- and 6th-graders, describes behaviors said to be from the Edo Period. In recent years, many Japanese public schools have begun programs teaching Edo period etiquette to the students. The board of education in the city of Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, launched a pilot project to teach Moriya shigusa, which is inspired by Edo shigusa, to its elementary and junior high schools…

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The Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters: A Cradle for Japan’s Edo Culture | Nippon.com Edo Period Japan, Japanese Edo Period, Japanese Bathroom, Himeji, Meiji Era, Japan Aesthetic, Traditional Music, Summer Rain, Kokoro

It is 400 years since the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters were established in Edo (now Tokyo). The area changed greatly through its history, but its importance to the development of Japan’s distinctive traditional culture—particularly that of Edo—should not be forgotten.

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