At the end of last year (2010/12), the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education published a draft textbook for Tokyo's unique historical subject, "Edo to Tokyo," which is being studied at Tokyo Metropolitan High School (the photo is its cover). It is necessary to continuously learn the history of Japan and to understand the history and culture of one country, and at the same time, the subject "From Edo to Tokyo" will be set up, and trial introduction will be made from FY2011.
The published textbook draft is designed to provide a comprehensive look at the historical changes of Tokyo throughout the modern, modern and modern eras. In particular, in the "Learning Window" section, a mechanism for asking historical events and questions is created in the form of question, and is edited so that the reader can think and judge. There are many photographs and illustrations, making it plain and easy to understand. It features historical sites, cultural properties, and Historic buildings, as well as historical walks.
In order for ordinary adults to learn about the history of "Edo and Tokyo", they read many so-called history books and specialized books and research books by field. However, since there are not many books that are concise in history as regional history, this textbook can be said to be a good publication for use as a sub-reader.
Well, in this one
First of all, during the Edo period, Yan Jooss Ten and William Adams (Anjin Miura), who came from Yaesu, were introduced as 'foreigners who came to Edo.' There is also a column titled 'The Elephant Comes to Hamarikyu.' The description of Nihonbashi, the center of Edo, asks, "How was the transportation network developed around this bridge?" The financial system includes Kinza and Ginza. The commercial law of "Mitsui Echigoya" is also a concern. It also touches "fireworks of both countries" as a pleasure for the common people. "Ishikawajima Hitoshiyoroba", "Rangaku jihame" and "Birth of play"
In the Meiji period, the history of Civilization and enlightenment, such as "Ginza with gas lights," "Ginza Brick Street," and "The birthplace of banks," is described. There are also columns on "Tokyo Kaiichi Tsukiji Reservation", "Schools in Reservation", and "Birth of Private School".
In the Showa period before the war, the Bank of Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange were introduced as "visiting the financial history of Showa." In the post-war period, it is interesting that Sukiyabashi takes up "Your name is" in the "era when radio dramas were hit" and "What is your name?" "Waterfront viewed from the Edo emotion" focuses on development during the bubble period, and asks, "Let's think about why a mix of old and new landscape was born on Tsukuda Island."
At the end of the draft of the textbook, it also describes today's themes such as Tokyo Skytree and Akiba, a city of hobbies.
■"From Edo to Tokyo" Textbooks can be viewed on the following website of the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education.
The number of published pages is 204 pages in PDF format, 52MB. You can download it, but you cannot print it. Therefore, you will see (read) on your computer, iPad, iPhone, etc.
http://www.kyoiku.metro.tokyo.jp/press/pr101216.htm
