Chuko Bunko New Edition: From Edo to Tokyo (3) Asakusa (Part 2) (New Edition) Written by: Sosun Yada, Illustrated by: Sosun Yada Chuo Koron Shinsha (Released November 1998) Size: Bunko Paperback / Pages: 366p / Height: 16cm This historical walk vividly depicts the joys and sorrows of the common people of Edo's downtown, focusing on historical sites remaining in Asakusabashi, Kuramae, Sanyabori, and Hashiba, as well as the daily lives of ukiyo-e artists such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro, and Kiyonaga, episodes related to Shokusanjin and Iimori Shukuyame, and anecdotes of Kyokaku (chivalrous figures) and Shimon Shingoro. Table of Contents Asakusa Ward (Taito Ward) (Pleasure Boats and Azumabashi; The Remains of Sendan Nagaya; Dried Seaweed, Artificial Flowers, and Morohaku; The Origin of Restaurants; The Origin of Umamichi, etc.) Population of Tokyo during the Edo and Meiji periods