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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
I know Tokyo and I think Nagoya have both changed their names. Tokyo was once called 江戸 and Nagoya was once called 中京 (not sure if this one was an official name or a nickname, though). Kyoto has changed its name from 平安京 to 京 to 京の都 before changing its name in the 11th century to 京都. After Tokyo became the capital, it was also called 西京 for a time. I think each name change was near some government change.
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True, they were following major revolutions. That is to be somewhat expected when the name and location are so closely associated with teh overthrown government.
Its like most of my generation knowing Volvograd, Russia as Stalingrad, though for almost 4 centuries before it was Tsaritsyn. It was only Stalingrad for 36 years.