Edo-Period Currency Conversion to Yen
Converts Edo period currency to modern yen.
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Conversion to modern yen is based on the relationship: 1 ryō = 4 bu = 16 shu = 4,000 mon. The initial value for 1 ryō is set to 100,000 yen. Silver coins were weight-based currency, with 1 ryō equaling 40 to 60 monme.
Prices in the Edo period were roughly as follows: One shō of rice (150 mon), one shō of sake (200 mon), one shō of soy sauce (150 mon),
kake soba (16 mon), tempura soba (32 mon), public bath fee (8 mon), barber’s fee (32 mon), rent (for a room in a row house) (600 mon)
Since the Edo period lasted for 250 years, the value of 1 ryō differed significantly between the early and late periods, and prices had risen considerably by the end of the period.
Prices in the Edo period were roughly as follows: One shō of rice (150 mon), one shō of sake (200 mon), one shō of soy sauce (150 mon),
kake soba (16 mon), tempura soba (32 mon), public bath fee (8 mon), barber’s fee (32 mon), rent (for a room in a row house) (600 mon)
Since the Edo period lasted for 250 years, the value of 1 ryō differed significantly between the early and late periods, and prices had risen considerably by the end of the period.
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