Edo

Edo is the old name of Tokyo, before it became the capital. “mae” is the Japanese word for front, like you said.

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The premise of Ôoku is simple: three-fourths of the men in Edo Japan are wiped out by a mysterious plague, and when it becomes clear that the disease is not burning itself out anytime soon, the women have to step into all the roles previously assigned to men.

Pancha Diaz on Ooku « Haikasoru: Space Opera. Dark Fantasy. Hard Science. 2010

The premise of Ôoku is simple: three-fourths of the men in Edo Japan are wiped out by a mysterious plague, and when it becomes clear that the disease is not burning itself out anytime soon, the women have to step into all the roles previously assigned to men.

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Synopsis: Akitsu Masanosuke is a timid ronin on his way to Edo from the countryside when he accidentally encounters a playboy named Yaichi, who asks him to be his bodyguard.

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Edo is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868.

Panorama of Edo (later Tokyo) « Skid Roche 2007

Edo is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868.

Panorama of Edo (later Tokyo) « Skid Roche 2007

The period in between, some two hundred thirty years, is commonly called the Edo period.

Before Edo Diamond, James M. 1986

The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912

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The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912

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The title of the work refers to the living quarters for the shogun’s harem, contained within Edo Castle.

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