From the late 1800s to the early 1900s ... Ogawa Jihei VII. While Kyoto's cityscape was transforming after the fall of feudalism, Jihei designed spaces of comfort in a desire to return Kyoto ...

Japan’s Tokaido Road existed as a significant trade route connecting Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo ... the Tokugawa Era from 1600 until the mid-1800s. Roughly 500 kilometers long, the Road enabled ...