Edo Era (江戸時代)
The years between 1600 and 1868 are known as the Edo era (or Edo jidai / 江戸時代) and are also sometimes referred to as the Tokugawa Era (Tokugawa Jidai/徳川時代) . These names refer to the Tokugawa family, whose members served as the military rulers during this era and to the city of Edo (modern Tokyo) in which the ruling Tokugawa family lived (Gordon 2009:11).