EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 48 MIN
The Social Engineering of Tokugawa Japan
from From Edo to the World · host Makati Archives
Edo was the beating heart of Tokugawa Japan — a city of over a million people, built on hierarchy, held together by obligation. This episode explores how the alternate attendance system, the five highways, and the castle towns of feudal Japan accidentally created something the shoguns never planned for: a unified national culture.
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