In modern day Tokyo, Shinagawa is a neighborhood considered quite central in the city.  But during the Edo Period, Shinagawa was outside the Edo city limits.  It was a "post-town" on the Tokaido Road that connected Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto.  There were 53 such post-towns on the Tokaido--places where travellers on the road could … Continue reading Shinagawa celebrates its Edo Period roots