The shogunate was overthrown in 1867 by supporters of Emperor Meiji. The following year, the emperor moved his court from Kyōto to Edo and renamed it Tōkyō: the Eastern Capital.
the former capital of japan; now a prefecture on honshū, japan
Hyphenation
the form·er cap·i·tal of japan; now a pre·fec·ture on honshū, ja·pan