This problem was finally settled by changing Edo to Tokyo as the eastern capital, because many people were opposed to transferring the capital from Kyoto, and around this time, Edo-jo Castle capitulated (refer to the article "Tokyo Tento" (transfer of the national capital to Tokyo)).
しかし京都から都を移してしまうことには反対が多く、江戸城の開城もあり、江戸を東京とすることで落ちついた（→東京奠都の項目を参照）。