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==History==
==History==
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Tokyo, formerly known as Edo, lies on the Kanto plain, which was settled by the 3rd millennium BC.
Tokyo, formerly known as Edo, lies on the Kanto plain, which was settled by the 3rd millennium BC.
Modern Tokyo still carries some local names of former villages. Hirakawa-mura, a farming and fishing village on the shores of the Hira river, had a strategic location, commanding land, sea, and river routes along the Kanto plain.
Modern Tokyo still carries some local names of former villages. Hirakawa-mura, a farming and fishing village on the shores of the Hira river, had a strategic location, commanding land, sea, and river routes along the Kanto plain.