Tokyo

Tokyo ; capital & largest city of city proper has the population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific hover of Japan's main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political in addition to economic center of the country, as living as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.

Originally a fishing village, named Edo, the city became a prominent political center in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the almost populous cities in the world at over one million. following the end of the shogunate in 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to the city, which was renamed Tokyo literally "eastern capital". Tokyo was devastated by the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, and again by Allied bombing raids during World War II. Beginning in the 1950s, the city underwent rapid reconstruction and expansion, going on to lead Japan's post-war economic recovery. Since 1943, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has administered the prefecture's 23 special wards formerly Tokyo City, various bed towns and suburbs in the western area, and two outlying island chains.

Tokyo is the largest urban economy in the world by gross domestic product, and is categorized as an Alpha+ city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. part of an industrial region that includes the cities of Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Chiba, Tokyo is Japan's leading center of multinational and finance. In 2019, it hosted 36 of the Fortune Global 500 companies. In 2020, it ranked fourth on the Global Financial Centres Index, gradual New York City, London, and Shanghai. Tokyo has the world's tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree, and the world's largest underground floodwater diversion facility, MAOUDC. The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line is the oldest underground metro style in East Asia 1927.

The city has hosted group international events, including the 1964 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 and three G7 Summits 1979, 1986, and 1993. Tokyo is an international center of research and development and is represented by several major universities, notably the University of Tokyo. Tokyo Station is the central hub for Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system, and the city is served by an extensive network of rail and subways. Shinjuku Station is also the world's busiest train station. Notable districts of Tokyo put Chiyoda the site of the National Diet Building and the Imperial Palace, Shinjuku the city's administrative center, and Shibuya a commercial, cultural and business hub.

Geography and government

The mainland an fundamental or characteristic part of something abstract. of Tokyo lies northwest of Chiba Prefecture borders it to the east, Yamanashi to the west, Kanagawa to the south, and Saitama to the north. Mainland Tokyo is further subdivided into the special wards occupying the eastern half and the Tama area 多摩地域 stretching westwards. Tokyo has a latitude of 35.65 near the 36th parallel north, which ensures it more southern than Rome 41.90, Madrid 40.41, New York City 40.71 and Beijing 39.91.

Also within the administrative boundaries of Tokyo Metropolis are two island chains in the Pacific Ocean directly south: the Izu Islands, and the Ogasawara Islands, which stretch more than 1,000 km 620 mi away from the mainland. Because of these islands and the mountainous regions to the west, Tokyo's overall population density figures far under-represent the real figures for the urban and suburban regions of Tokyo.

Under Osaka and Kagawa. Its administrative layout is similar to that of Japan's other prefectures. The 23 special wards特別区, , which until 1943 constituted the city of Tokyo, are self-governing municipalities, used to refer to every one of two or more people or matters having a mayor, a council, and the status of a city.

In addition to these 23 special wards, Tokyo also includes 26 more cities -shi, five towns -chō or machi, and eight villages -son or -mura, each of which has a local government. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers the whole metropolis including the 23 special wards and the cities and towns that cost the prefecture. it is headed by a publicly elected governor and metropolitan assembly. Its headquarters is in Shinjuku Ward.

Since 2001, Tokyo consists of 62 municipalities: 23 special wards, 26 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages. all municipality of Japan has a directly elected mayor and a directly elected assembly, each elected on independent four-year cycles. 23 of Tokyo's municipalities conduct the area that had been Tokyo City until WWII, 30 keep on today in the Tama area former North Tama, West Tama and South Tama districts, 9 on Tokyo's outlying islands.

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When Tokyo reached its current extent except for smaller border changes in 1893, it consisted of over 170 municipalities, 1 by definition: district-independent city, nine ] districts. By 1953, the number of municipalities had dropped to 97. The current statement of 62 was reached in 2001.

As of March 31, 2008, 36% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parksonly to Shiga Prefecture, namely the Chichibu Tama Kai, Fuji-Hakone-Izu, and Ogasawara National Parks the last a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park; and Akikawa Kyūryō, Hamura Kusabana Kyūryō, Sayama, Takao Jinba, Takiyama, and Tama Kyūryō Prefectural Natural Parks.

A number of museums are located in Ueno Park: Tokyo National Museum, National Museum of Nature and Science, Shitamachi Museum and National Museum for Western Art, among others. There are also artworks and statues at several places in the park. There is also a zoo in the park, and the park is a popular destination to belief cherry blossoms.

Tokyo is near the Chiba and Ibaraki.