慶応
Keiô, literally "rejoicing answer," is the 243rd
nengo in the
Japanese calendar, corresponding to the period between
1865 and
1868 CE.
Komei was the
emperor. It was the last era in which the
bakufu of
Edo ruled
Japan.
The major events of the Keio period include:
The era ended in September of 1868, when the
Meiji era began.
< Genji - Keio - Meiji >
京王
The other Keiô is a
commuter rail line in
Tokyo. It gets its name from the fact that it connects Tokyo (the last character of which can also be read "kei") and
Hachioji (the middle character of which is "o").
Limited express trains take 34 minutes to run the entire length of the line.