Behind the adventure

Jun, Emi, Daichi, their printing workshop, letter, fish sign, neighbour and reunion are fictional. The recurring cast appear as imagined visitors to historical Asakusa; this story introduces no time-travel mechanism. Dialogue is presented in English. The small inlet, footbridge, landing and walking routes are invented and simplified, not a historical map or documented ferry service.

Edo was renamed Tokyo in 1868 during the Meiji transition. Tokyo means eastern capital. The government’s transfer in 1869 was a separate step. Sensō-ji is a real temple in Asakusa with deep connections to Edo. Its outer Kaminarimon gate burned in 1865 and is omitted from this reconstruction. The old temple hall and pagoda survived until 1945; the modern pagoda was rebuilt in a different position. Architecture is an interpreted historical illustration. Tokyo Metropolitan Government: history of Tokyo.