Tokyo: A Biography: Disasters, Destruction and Renewal: The Story of an Indomitable City, Paperback - Stephen Mansfield

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A rich and original history of Edo, the shogun's city that became modern Tokyo.Illustrations: 110 illustrations, 105 in colour

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