What is the modern name of the town where Ieyasu built his castle?
Sapporo
Kyoto
Nara
Tokyo
Answer
Tokyo, the modern capital of Japan, was once a small town named Edo. The town was founded in 1457 by a samurai named Ota Dokan. In 1590, the town was taken over by Tokugawa Ieyasu, who built a castle there and made it his capital. Tokyo grew rapidly under Ieyasu's rule, and it became one of the most important cities in Japan.
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