Talk:Edo
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Does anyone still call Tokyo Edo? -- Taku 03:33 Mar 22, 2003 (UTC)
No, not modern day Tokyo. Referring to Tokyo before its rename is referring to Edo. WhisperToMe 08:22, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Derivation of name
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"Eastern Capital" or "To" - "Kyo" was simply the inversion of the syllables "Kyo" - "To", the name of the former capital.
Even though this seems reasonable — and even obvious — in English, a closer look shows that it's not correct. In romaji, note that Tōkyō has two long vowels whereas Kyōto has one long and one short vowel. You can also see the difference in hiragana, where Tō — kyō is とう — きょう whereas Kyōto is きょう — と. And in kanji, Tōkyō is 東京 whereas Kyōto is 京都. Although they share one kanji, they are not the same in inverted order.
Tōkyō means "Eastern capital"; Kyōto means "capital city."
Fg2 07:30, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC)
