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Tokyo
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1,376), formerly called Yeddo, capital of the Japanese Empire, situated on a bay of the same name on the SE. coast of Hondo, and partly built on the delta of the river Sumida; is for the most part flat and intersected by canals and narrow irregular streets, and has a finely-wooded river-side avenue 5 m. long; on account of frequent earthquakes most of the houses are of light bamboo structure, which, however, renders them liable to destructive fires; has a fine castle, government offices, university, and some 700 schools and colleges; as the political, commercial, and literary metropolis it possesses an overshadowing influence over the national life of the empire. Yokohama, 17 m. distant, is the port of entry.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tokyo'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/tokyo.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tokyo'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/tokyo.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
