By this time Edo had grown into a large metropolis was referred to in Chinese-style as 'Toto' (literally, Eastern Capital) as described in "Toto Saijiki" (Customs of the Eastern Capital) and 'Higashi Hongan-ji Temple (Taito Ward, Tokyo)' of "Fugaku Sanju Rokkei" (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji).
当時の江戸は、『東都歳時記』、『富嶽三十六景』の「東本願寺(東京都台東区)」など、漢風に「東都」とも呼ばれる大都市となっていた。