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s <br /> Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan area <br /> n Local n Kanto cR[h Group code 13000-1 13000-1 ISO 3166-2 ISO 3166-2 JP-13 JP-13 Area 2,187.65 km² 2,187.65 km ² E boundary to be determined in part l Total population 12,909,940l 12,909,940 people i vl A2009N21j (Population estimates, 2009 February 1, 2007) lx Population density 5,900l/km² 5,900 people / km ² s{ Neighboring prefectures _ A R A A t Kanagawa Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture Saitama Prefecture, Chiba s Thursday's Capital C`E Ginkgo s Flowers of the Capital \CVm Someiyoshino cherry trees blossom s Birds of the capital J Black-headed Gull V{ Other symbols s:sEss: 101 Song of the capital: in Tokyo, Tokyo, singing songs, Tokyo: October 1 m Governor TY Shintaro Ishihara s Tokyo Metropolitan Government n Location 163-8001 ZIP 163-8001 s Tokyo VhVh81 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku 2-chome 8 No. 1 db Phone 03-5321-1111 03-5321-1111 ON External links s Tokyo Metropolitan Government EIb Google Map Live Search geohack UObmap Google Map Live Search geohack mapfan yahoo navitime [ MapFan yahoo navitime circle map zenrin EBL|[^ UIKIPOTARU {s{/s Prefectures of Japan / Tokyo

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s iC p : Tokyo Metropolis jA s{A s A n A A }ncB Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan area, in English: Tokyo Metropolis) is, is one of the prefectures, the Ministry ofs Tokyo area, Tama, , a public body to the local jurisdiction of the Ogasawara Islands. }A {[y[s{B Because the jurisdiction of the Ogasawara Islands, in the East Province and the most southern tip of Japan.

Tv Overview

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sA{s@\uB Tokyo has been placed in the capital of Japan on fact. {i@E@EsSnAoSnB It is the heart of the administrative legislation of the Japanese judiciary, in the heart of the economy. l{s{A lx{xB Population in the prefectures of Japan's largest density of population is about the same as Osaka. sSsA ElssB City and metropolitan Tokyos, the area most populous city in the world. ^{[1] [1]}

VOssS]A ]]{nhB Formerly part of central Tokyo before the Meiji Restoration of Edo during the Edo prospered as the seat of the Edo Shogunate. E1943N ia18Nj 71s{s A {s`suB During World War II in 1943 (1943) effective July 1-ku, Tokyo on Sunday, was set up in metropolitan Tokyo in the form of integrated city of Tokyo and the Tokyo government. 1947Nn@{ssp~AssXB After World War II in 1947 but was disbanded in Tokyo for the system is implemented in the Local Government Act, the administrative district of Tokyo and the name has not yet changed to the present. sA23s@\Ls@\B Tokyo Metropolitan Government for the 23 and have combined the functions of a regional administrative body functions as a Reformer and City Hall to include the District.

sNcLyA 1991N i3Nj 41VhVh]B Building ku, Tokyo was the Yurakucho the district Chiyoda years in 1991 (Heisei 3 years) on April 1 that moved to Nishi's Shinjuku district today. ]An@]sAsnVh^[2] B With the transfer, the capital ordinance amending the Local Government Act, the metropolitan government's current location is Shinjuku [2]. An}sn\LAXuvgp^[3] B However, the notation of the location on a map of the Metropolitan Government, for convenience, "Tokyo" has been used ^[3]. Asp\LA Tokyo Metropolis iTokyo Metropolitan prefecture jB The notation in English in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis (or Tokyo Metropolitan prefecture). swsATokyo Metropolitan GovernmentB Sometimes it points to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, in this case, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

n Geography

svA uA pB The main part of Tokyo, located in the Kanto Plain, which faces the Tokyo Bay. _ A A tARxnRB Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture, Saitama, and the nearby Chiba Prefecture, Japan in contact with some Yamanashi hills. ssA }A{[mA[sB In the administrative district of Tokyo, to be included in the Ogasawara Islands and the Islands of Izu, the island is the southernmost of Japan, which belongs to the Tokyo most of the east end. A A AsB Range of some of the country Musashi's national system of order, the scope of some of the country Shimousa, which combined a range of Izu countries, Tokyo's equivalent to the current range.

2,187.58LAl12,577,819li2005N121jB An area of 2187.58 square kilometers and a population of 12577819 (2005 December 1, 2006). {s{lAlx{xB Prefecture in Japan's largest population, population density is about as Osaka. sSsssA ElssAoKj[[NssE^[4] B The urban and metropolitan city s Tokyo, speaking of large cities is the world's population, economic scale is the world's largest blocGI metropolis NY ^[4]. j[[NA h A pExEss^[5] B New York, London, can be given to the world of city-level top with the world Paris ^[5].

s Municipal District

sA b23E26sE5E8sB In the Tokyo area, following a local government district 26 foundation 23, the five towns in eight municipalities of the Village District.

n Region

ss Municipal governments in the Tokyo area

sAu vi23As jAu n vAu vi E} j3nB Tokyo is, "About the District" (Tokyo's 23 wards, city of old Tokyo), "local Tama", "The Ministry of Small Island" (Bonin Islands )'s often divided into three regions.

A cAu k vAu vAu vAu vB In the District, on the basis of the Imperial Palace, "Johoku", "Joto", "Sungnam", "Seongseo" have to call you. n[u R vB West of the district that is the end of the place Musashinodai "uptown" is also called. Sss@\Wu sS vB Ward is the heart of the city functions and the integrated "city" called. usSvA`Ac A A `usS3vwALSusSvB "Downtown" area of the standardized definition, but most districts in the narrow sense Chiyoda, District Central District Port "downtown 3 District" Many have pointed to, in the broad sense is the whole department district "downtown" sometimes called. sessvsSAVhsS A rsS A aJsS A EsS A ETsS A EisS A CsS7usSvB The Metropolitan Government Tokyo has adopted a city deputy planning in various cities, in today's downtown vice Shinjuku, Tokyo Vice Ikebukuro, Tokyo Shibuya, vice, vice city Ueno Asakusa, Tokyo Vice Kameido Kinshicho, Osaki, Shinagawa-vice city, Tokyo The Rinkai Fukutoshin 7 where "vice city" may be called.

nA SOS A kS A SnuOvB Tama region, the county Minamitama other county east Tama, County Kitatama, the meaning is said to be from the county district Nishitama "Tama 3" is also called. nusvu S vB Tama region "s" and "County Nishitama" may be classified. usvusvAnSwAusvAnusvB "Tokyo", "Tokyo," he said, pointing to the whole island, including the Department and the Tama region, only the district, "Tokyo" and called the local Tama "s" have even called. Auvuv`l\Ausvu{vAs{susvusvNKI\B This is the "Prefecture" and "prefecture" strange expression is considered to be synonymous with the past "in Tokyo," "Tokyo prefecture," a designation that is, when the enforcement-ku "Tokyo" Tokyo "s"is said to be the common expression that occurs during the call to change. usvAusX|[cvIgA\gB "s" is called "Sportss" but it was used as the public, and also because of the death MINASERU expression that is used less.

Au x vu Ox vu x vu }x vAsxIAxB Ministry of Small Island, "branch Oshima" "branch Miyake" "branch Hatizyou" "Ogasawara branch" can be classified, it is classified in the range of the branch office of the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, within the area not belong to the branch of the towns. A }Zus}vAus}x}vB For example, the address of the village Ogasawara "village Ogasawara, Tokyo" and "branch Ogasawara Ogasawara Village, Tokyo" is not.

n`En Geological terrain

A c A r A ] A LB The eastern part of the District, Sumida, Arakawa, Edogawa, which spread to the alluvial plain estuary Department and Nakagawa. nA [[gnB Ground is soft, there are areas below sea level. nnB Is the low-lying areas along the Tama River in the south. n[AnLAnngn`B Western District of the end of the land is Musashinodai, increase the number of tongue-shaped plateau, are the intricate topography of the lowlands and the plateau height difference. CnB The coastal areas in the landfill. NnAVCpcysB Landfill will be started from the time of Ieyasu Tokugawa, and is currently being reclaimed for construction waste soil and waste disposal in the new sea level.

nA nSAkn AuB Tama region, as in the lowlands along the Tama River, is located north Musashinodai, the south has becomeu. RnRnB Tama is in the western mountains are included in the Kanto Mountains. S~s A s A {sfwmFB Ome from County Iruma the Prefecture Saitama City, Tachikawa, the direction of the city of Fuchu will have confirmed the existence of the Tachikawa fault. fw{fwnkmrIB Tachikawa fault has been high and the relative probability of occurrence of earthquakes in an active fault in Japan.

}B On the island is included the Ogasawara Islands and. R`RB An island volcano, formed by volcanic activity. RA OYR2000N~RBto many active volcanoes, Mount Oyama on the island of Miyakejima is 2000 the year after active volcano. OR1986NKB Recently in OR of Oshima, Izu The activities were the 1986 eruption of large scale. }LnAumKpSXvMdAB Ogasawara Islands is a series ecology of specific, "the Galapagos of the East" precious animals and plants are called.

C Climate

nA PbyCgCYB Most of the region and the Ministry of Tama Ward, division of the Koppen climate is a climate appropriate to the warm moist. {CmCB The climate in Japan is divided climate on the Pacific side. AlGAVCB This feature is a clear change of the seasons, which tend to change with the weather Sunday. GEJA~GB Summer is hot and rainy in winter, there are many sunny days to dry.

tAVCAABCVCB Spring, periodic changes in weather, there are many clear days, the weather can be broken through a depression that developed. QeJB Sometimes they become a thunderstorm on a cold eddy. ~JG~JOJ~VCB The season of the rainy season is followed by a weather front is covered by rain down the rain. OJSAJ~B First half is weak in the rain, rain forced the second half is easy. ~JNB Some years the dry Baiu rare. A mCAxAJB In summer, the anticyclone covered the Pacific, more humid, hot sunny days, thunderstorms tend to occur. NIz[cNCCeJVCB However, some years even if you get the weather cloudy and rain GUZUTSUITA on the Okhotsk Sea anticyclone.

HAOHJOeJ~B Autumn, the first half and they can be affected by the autumn rain front rain. \JB Some that come through the storm and typhoon. VCAB The second half of the cycle change and weather, there are many clear days. ~A ~^CzuACB Winter is easy and the pressure distribution of wintry of many sunny days to air dry. 23CAZ`xB From February 3 through March is easier to pass the Pressure-south, and may be a few inches of snow. @^sB May have trouble operating the agency and the snow accumulates traffic.

A EEEVMYA REEmMYB The island is, V is applicable to the subtropical island Volcano Islands is to be applicable to the tropics.

j History

sjQ For details, see the history of Tokyo

sA pB Most of the territory of modern Tokyo, the equivalent of one of the nation-state Musashi Ordinance. SAsLS A `S A SA SB In the county, the countysTokyo Toshima, County Ebara, part of the county Adachi, equivalent to some of the county Katsushika Shimousa country. nSB Tama region had beenCounty. 12ILS]AAn]B 12th century to see the name of Edo County Township Toshima, since it is here to be known as Edo. JcA c]zB During the Warring States Ota said the rise was the home of Mr. Jae-Tani Uesugi Myungdong fan, built the Edothe OTA. c{nkioA LbGgcU1590NB Have entered the country's Musashi Hojo after a home and then Odawara Castle, by attacking Odawara of Hideyoshi Toyotomi vanished in 1590.

knN^AN]{nB After Hojo's territory is given to Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Edo-based. N1603N]{JB Ieyasu's victory in the battle of Sekigahara 1603 Opens the shogunate in Edo. ]I{sSnAl}gA18Il100lELssWB Edo is the administrative center of Japan in effect, going to expand with the rapid increase in population in the early 18 th century the population of 100 made the development of world-class metropolis with more than 10,000 people.

]{A1868N53 ic4NiNj 411 j]J]V{xzB After the fall of Edo Shogunate, 1868 May 3 (1868 (first year of Meiji) April 11th lunar day) by Gaesong Edo Edo's got the control of the government. 630 i 511 jAV{]{uA 93 i 717 j]i jA]{{B June 30 (lunar calendar May 11), the new government established the Government of Edo, September 3, 2007 (lunar calendar, July 17, 2006) east to Edo (later Tokyo) and will be renamed and the Government of Edo was renamed the Tokyo government. 1869NVcc i]jA{sis@IB sQjB 1869 Imperial Palace by Emperor Meiji in the year (the former Edo Castle) and go to Tokyo and became the de facto capital of modern Japan (legal basis and the capital Tokyo is also a motive. See s Tokyo ).

1889Ns{ssB 1889 The year is established by the city of Tokyo in municipalization enforcement. AslXiA1920Nl370lA 1923N i12Nj 91kPAB And enter a period of Taisho, Tokyo, the influx of people to go further in the year 1920 population was 370 million, 1923 (1923) September 1, the day was hit by the Great Kanto Earthquake, the old town in particular received a major setback. qtA~AoEYEE|pEAWB Administration of the Cabinet sinceGuards,~I a war footing, of Economy Culture and Art Education, gathered in central Tokyo and other areas.

E1943N ia18Nj 71As{p~A suB During World War II in 1943 (1943) July 1 to Sunday, the city of Tokyo and the Tokyo government has been abolished, was set up in Tokyo. sA ogBYB Tokyo's first minister, was Shigeo Satoru Hiroshi from the Interior Ministry. E1945N ia20Nj 310PSrQAPQAsXnB At the end of World War II in 1945 (1945) March 10 to Sunday was extensive damage in the old town by the Great Tokyo Air Raid, also affected by the subsequent raids, and burned down many of the City did. A}nsAR]B Also, the island of the Ogasawara Islands in the battle ground, the victim was paid a lot of fighting both the U.S. military.

{sDB The government's top priority is the reconstruction of postwar TokyosTARU. IsbNIAxoV{EoSWB Reconstruction after the war by the Olympics ended in Tokyo, Tokyo, develop as a major political and economic center of Japan's high economic growth in the new. xoAoWiAXB From the high economic growth, progress in terms of concentration in TokyoSHII economy, while this trend is still accelerating.

1968N ia43Nj}yRAsB 1968 (1968) and Volcano Islands and Bonin Islands returned from the United States, was transferred to Tokyo. 1991N i3NjVhsVAVB 1991 (1991) has completed building the new metropolitan government in Shinjuku, Tokyo's new symbol. 1999N i11NjTYsmAC~A i A A yCsSJoAssAoB 1999 (1999) and later appointed to the Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara in the Tokyo, Marunouchi, the remarkable development of downtown and vice Coastal and Shiodome, overcrowding is a city, a vigorous economyMO has been suggested.

l Population

N\ Age structure

N5Kl Population by age 5 years old class
2004N10Pvlv [P l] In October 2004 a total population estimated at around 1000 units]

N Age	l Population
0 - 4 0 - 4 years	494 494
5 - 9 5 - 9	472 472
10 - 14 10 - 14	525 525
15 - 19 15 - 19	672 672
20 - 24 20 - 24	792 792
25 - 29 25 - 29	1022 1022
30 - 34 30 - 34	1119 1119
35 - 39 35 - 39	998 998
40 - 44 40 - 44	830 830
45 - 49 45 - 49	715 715
50 - 54 50 - 54	803 803
55 - 59 55 - 59	885 885
60 - 64 60 - 64	824 824
65 - 69 65 - 69	695 695
70 - 74 70 - 74	588 588
75 - 79 75 - 79	438 438
80 80 years old	505 505

N5Kl Population by age 5 years old class
2004N10Pvlj [P l] October 1, 2004 population estimates by sex are [per thousand]

j Men	N Age	Woman
253 253	0 - 4 0 - 4 years	241 241
241 241	5 - 9 5 - 9	231 231
266 266	10 - 14 10 - 14	259 259
344 344	15 - 19 15 - 19	328 328
408 408	20 - 24 20 - 24	384 384
534 534	25 - 29 25 - 29	488 488
574 574	30 - 34 30 - 34	545 545
517 517	35 - 39 35 - 39	481 481
431 431	40 - 44 40 - 44	399 399
367 367	45 - 49 45 - 49	348 348
408 408	50 - 54 50 - 54	395 395
441 441	55 - 59 55 - 59	444 444
398 398	60 - 64 60 - 64	426 426
327 327	65 - 69 65 - 69	368 368
272 272	70 - 74 70 - 74	316 316
191 191	75 - 79 75 - 79	247 247
176 176	80 80 years old	329 329

• f[^oTF 10\/s{, Ni5Kj, jl|l Data Source: Table 10 / State, age (class 5 years), population by gender - population total
  ivj (Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs)

sSNlz}irj Distribution of population by age and Tokyo (comparison)	sNEjlz} Age-sex population distribution map of Tokyo
Fs Tokyo purple F{S green in Japan	Fj blue men F red women
1980N 1980 11,618,281l 11,618,281 people 1985N 1985 11,829,363l 11,829,363 people 1990N 1990 11,855,563l 11,855,563 people 1995N 1995 11,773,605l 11,773,605 people 2000N 2000 12,064,101l 12,064,101 people 2005N 2005 12,576,601l 12,576,601 people
v / i 2005N j Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Internal Affairs / census (2005)

s Administration

sgD Organization

s Tokyo Metropolitan Government

sAsLB Tokyo is also the name of metropolitan governments in the region of Tokyo. sc@scB Decision-making body of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly is. s@smsAnSLsA ssssSB Agency enforcement and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo and headed by the Governor of Tokyo, Tokyo, and regional administration of the entire region, is responsible for the administrative city in the area ofs. sAs@\AsnsA \EsxsusPL`vAB Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and has features of both the Reformer and the sort of city hall, Tokyo is the administrative area and the Ministry of Regional and Island Tama, as the city of Berlin and a special city, Seoul "to local governments alone, a wide area municipalities to form "and is different in nature and local governments. ANiA{As`[B However, in recent years for the privilege of being transferred to a special district, is a normal edge and prefectures, such as Tokyo has become a mere facade.

b i s j26sE5E8B Basic local governments in the region (city), 26 villages in five towns 8. nc23B Groups of 23 other local public special districts have a special ward. AsbIncA{sB Special districts are local governments and the fundamental equivalent to the city that exists only in Japan in the Tokyo area. Awssuv`B Special district, the city ordinance-other "district" is significantly different form. IANsiusvlB Mayor is a popular election system, the most recent being the transfer of authority from the capital "city" is similar to the local government. A ZsXRA cuvcB However, resistance to change that name to the city residents from the district, yet it still does not force for empowerment "zone" and the name remains.

AncAglEg A \O|g iFs|jA ng A sgi34cjA Y i1s28YjB In addition, as local governments in the region, union welfare office personnel of the special district office union part of the district special, some union cleaning business district of Tokyo 12 (formerly: National Capital Cleaning Tokyo), Union District of horse racing , part of the clerical union city (34 groups), District property (1, 2 in the town of eight districts of the property).

Business and Finance

sA iCsA TYsm{kA2000NOAvvuBv2006NxA2005Nxv16NZB Tokyo's financial situation, and increase the income tax recovery of capital by economic, fiscal austerity in the Diet by Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, a significant recovery from 2000 levels before and after the worst year, accounting for other general accounting borrow from the "hidden debt" to pay offbuilt in 2006 fiscal year, fiscal 2005 general account of the financial surplus in 16 years. NxS5.8p[ZgSiB Dependence on bond issuance by local governments nationwide, the lowest being 5.8-percent financial.

AvcsAA2004Nx169,508~Aslz135~S^[6] AvcB On the other hand, in consolidated liabilities, including Tokyo and accounting organization and supervision of a special, year-end 2004 to 16 trillion yen 9508, debt per capita is the largest town in the country with about 135 million yen ^[6] and special accounting and financial supervision of the organization is tough. 2006Nx17.1p[ZgAS8^[7] B Ratio of national debt in fiscal 2006 was 17.1 percent in real terms in eight of the first bad ^[7].

AvOZN^[B The factors worsened in the consolidated budget is the issue of third-sector finances. siCsSJA e|[gZ^[ A CsS A |nJ A t@bV^E A ^C\lCAOZN^[ 5ocj]A5u5TvB Vice coastal development projects that promote downtown Tokyo, TEREPOTOSENTA Tokyo Rinkai Fukutoshin Construction, Tokyo, and community grass bamboo, Town Fashion Tokyo, the third sector of the coastal-related 4 12 times and five failing a series of management companies problems, taking the initials of "5T issue" was called. A fZ^[ A CS A snS A j[^EJZ^[B Other Trade Center International Coastal Highway Railway Tokyo subway ku Tokyo, have developed problems such as the Center of Tama New Town. AsmZ2003N i15NjVsAzvAsoKvB In addition, the small business finance as the nominal leadership of Ishihara 2003 (2003), Tokyo was established in the new bank, the better gauge of the huge deficit, a situation that will require additional investment by the Tokyo Metropolitan that.

A2005N4140,848Al187,773lB Households on welfare, as of April 2005 with 140,848 households, roughly 187,773 people.

Education

s{uwZCategory:swZQ The school is headquartered in Tokyo Category: refer to the school of Tokyo

sA Zww A w A w A Zw A wZ{uB Tokyo, University of numerous national and University of Tokyo, public college, university and private, colleges, has placed the College headquarters. s@^cw@lswA sw A YZpw@w A sYZpwZuB Public University Corporation, Tokyo Metropolitan University that oversees the operation of the municipal higher education institutions of Tokyo, Tokyo University Capital University School of Industrial Technology, is to establish a College of Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial. swA2005N44ZswJB Tokyo Metropolitan University, in April 2005, four of which opened the Metropolitan University of integrated schools. YZpw@wA2006N4Ew@wJB University Graduate School of Industrial Technology, which opened in 2006 as a university graduate in the profession.

swZ A wZ A wZAeQB Capital High School in Tokyo, a middle school, elementary school on, refer to each item below.

• swZ List of high schools in Tokyo
• swZ Tokyo junior high school list
• swZ List of Primary School in Tokyo

o Economy

E2oSAEonA A j[[N A hdvB Tokyo is world's second largest economy as the center of the place, occupied a significant position in the global economy still Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange, where trading securities NY, and along with the importance and the London Stock Exchange. 2008N}X^[J[hE[hCh\ErWlXssLOAh A j[[NE3ss]^[8] B 2008 rankings released by the World Business Cities MasterCard Worldwide in the U.S., Tokyo and London, the world continued to NY has a reputation with the city's ^[8]. tH[`EO[o500AEx{j[[NhyAEW]^[9] B Fortune Global 500 in Tokyo is far ahead of New York and London headquarters of world-class companies, and said to be the most integrated in the world ^[9].

2006NxssY922771~^[10]A{Y61vCCgVeBB 2006 nominal GDP of Tokyo, Tokyo, in fiscal 2771 is 92 trillion yen ^[10], and the gross domestic product of Japan is sixth PURAIMEITOSHITI up. AJh[gZA8,000hA I[XgAI_GDP ^[11]AE15uvoKLB In terms of U.S. dollar exchange rate was about 80 million U.S. dollars, the Netherlands and Australia GDP [11]GI an, ⁱⁿ 15 of the top ten world "countries" have an equivalent to the size of the economy. AAJossj[[Ns2006NsY4,468h^[12] is55%xjAsoKfB The city of New York City is America's largest economy in 2006 total production of 4468 million years ^[12] (about 55 percent of Tokyo) that is, how a large economic scale of the metropolis? suggests.

oj Economic History

] Edo period

]]A ]{@uASnAnB Edo's era Edo, placed @of the daimyo of the Edo Shogunate and, as a center of politics, was the largest consuming region. A Au]ov`B The money is in the mainstream distribution of gold, "Friday the Edo-speaking economy" had been formed. Au{x7vAoSnB However, the "seven minutes of the wealth of Japan is the slope," is called, was the economic heart of Hiroshi Ban. A]A V{AWIB The tax system of the Edo period is subject to tax revenues from the direct retainer of the shogun andV, centralized tax system was not like today.

V World War II until the Meiji Restoration

{s{nuAAs@\WiB And put the home in the city of Tokyo, the Meiji government, its power to makeSURU the Western powers, to Tokyo's push to concentrate the administrative function. sA pu{sWiAnAnZAhmB The government is promoting a decentralized central government to implement the domain system was abolished, local governance, from the lord of the local residents, GovernorETA to be dispatched from the center. EoAxTwsEE_dRAB Economy in terms of culture, but still high density of Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, most of the wealthy, which was unchanged until the war is taken.

a10N~A AoWnB Since 1935, when the regime made the war, started the wave of the concentration of economic pole in Tokyo. A {V{A V A V A m A {oV4SA nVB For example, the government newspaper, Tokyo has been been forced to merge by the government, the Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Hochi, the Nihon Keizai newspaper and four of the company, was organized to press the Tokyo local paper. A{umA _{u{a10NB In addition, the merger between companies headquartered in Tokyo, Showa transfer to the Tokyo of the capital-based companies and a headquarters in the Kansai many age 10. EIOA{ssuAsB The war ended just before the war the Second World, the system is in Tokyo was annexed by the city of Tokyo and the Tokyo government, strengthened the power of the government.

After World War II

Tokyo Stock Exchange

WWXEB Concentration and a trend of centralization continued even after World War II. 1953N ia28Nj2{ernnAerB 1953 (1953), starting two of the founder of the broadcast television in the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, was established several stations and private television. A_{AsOAerL[FB However, by aiming for a government monopoly of information, other than TokyosDepartment is not allowed on the fact that the establishment of the Office of the TV key.

xoAIsbNObVNAKvJu v{enWB The high economic growth, the construction boom going on around the Olympics, especially Tokyo, the labor needed in the "golden egg" was collected from around the East. ouoAsnAusuvgnB Even during the economic bubble, and soaring land prices in Tokyos, "capital-oriented" Residents rushed to the local waves. Aswiw}B This time, the increased number of students enrolling in private universities in Tokyo.

ouoj]AwAsWB Even after the bubble economy collapsed, and more, the accelerating concentration ofspart. AWAA{nssA{WssAss{i{@\j]XB And with the accelerating concentration, urban and regional headquarters for many manufacturingTTA, gathered from many other large cities of the headquarters, based in the TokyossTARU (feature based) The trend appears to move. A Ysin}j1/6AS8A{os|InB As a result, the Tokyo production in the country (including the Izu and Ogasawara Islands Tama region) is the proportion of 1 / 6 and up, about the trading securities in the National Stock Exchange and 8 of the Stock Exchange Tokyo percent, Tokyo in Japan's economy began to occupy a dominant position.

1998N i10Nj{Y{ZrbOo~AsaJ`ITWAVYNJzB 1998 (1998) after the Financial Big Bang was conducted by Ryutaro Hashimoto to the government, Minato-ku and Shibuya in TokyosDepartment of IT will be to concentrate the company to absorb a new industry, especially the youth labor force was. AiAmIJSsJWB In addition, to promote the development of existing companies, now in the labor force is concentrated in Tokyoscollar.

A sAVxn]ASnALnprwXnZn]pAsSSw}VXB And, for the disposal of nonperforming loans, or idle land and resell the corporate housing companies and the private sale of the site of the former Japanese National Railways, to be diverted to the landfill and housing is to change the designated land uses or because, following the high-rise condominium in the heart of downtown and the coast was to be built. AwrIAxOsSZAuynouvlB Then, the property was increased by a relatively inexpensive high-rise, and to increaseZMIERU households from the suburbs to downtown, "land bubble" aspect of the present.

ZrbOoeAO{sA sYMZA Z{qY}VZB And the impact of the financial Big Bang, and will flow into the Tokyo foreignsDepartment, upstartSHITA appears in the financial sector of goods and trust investment real estate or stocks, emerging from living in an apartment in Roppongi Hills and the super - . AsA RAsSZxTwuITvoAzwB Thus, at the Tokyosis a good line Yamate, and increase the layer of rich living in the city "IT upstart" The emergence of the ever-growing attraction. AROAxTwWRIA nw}AB Meanwhile, outside the Yamanote line, where the distance of Yamanote Line, in contrast to the rich, and increased poverty go on welfare, has been marked polarization.

nsAu s viF s jB The commute to Tokyo from otherspart is, " Tokyo" (Example: Tokyo Ibaraki) have to be told. AnsAu s vB The commute to the local departmentsfrom Tama, Tokyo, "Tokyo Tama" may be called. ouonNAAukFs{AvgB Occurs when high land prices during the bubble economy, Tokyo's commuter belt, "Utsunomiya, north of the west from Numazu" to be expanded. NAsSANB In recent years, a phenomenon that's going to return to urban areas.

WAs@\]_cB From an excessive concentration on reflection, the debate on relocation of the capital in the National Assembly. @Is@\]_cIfAc`sSJsAsSAXB Discuss the relocation of the capital and financial situation is critical but has virtually stopped, and the recent redevelopment of the city and the Port District and Poughkeepsie, the trend of regression back downtown. AoAMCtA{@\uKv]AB In economic terms, with the information and communication infrastructure, a move that is expected to emerge as the firms do not need to move to Tokyo-based head office functions, is still a minority.

AnkRQA{o\A75NPnk i Cnk^jN\zAWAOB In this situation, the case of natural disasters such as earthquakes in Tokyo, could suffer a crippling blow to the economy to descend on the Kanto earthquake in the period 75 years (and earthquakes Tokai different sub-types) because it is expected to happen in the near future, to an excessive concentration in Tokyo, there is increasing concern.

Y\ Industrial structure

s{uCategory:sQ The company is headquartered in Tokyo Category: refer to the company in Tokyo

sYY\A Y0.1p[ZgA Y18.6p[ZgA OY91.5p[Zgi2001NxBTlAv100p[ZgjB Percentage of total industrial production in Tokyo, the primary sector 0.1%, secondary industry 18.6 percent of the industry is the third 91.5% (2001. Because of the deductible and other figures, total of over 100 per cent). AYAOYAT[rXAAB Thus, the proportion of primary industry is extremely low, very high proportion of tertiary industry, service industry, wholesale industry, a high proportion of retail. }XR~A{vWB Especially the media are concentrated in Tokyo, most of the major companies in Japan.

A{AO{@l{nB In Tokyo, and the headquarters of major corporations have headquarters located in Japan and many foreign companies. _AsA{ou{Xossv^[13] B In this respect, it is made up by the presence of the headquarters economy "economic city headquarters" could be regarded as ^[13]. AsnSIssAsu{A~GAuxvuxXvB The TokyosDepartment is also the main city in the region, the headquarters is located in Tokyo and the Kanto district and the area "Kanto Branch" Branch "Kanto" If you combine more than a little. AsxXossB Therefore, it has also had a branch of the economic cities.

_Y Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

skn8,460wN^[i2003NA_YjASB Tokyo area is 8460 hectares of arable land (2003, MAFF), the national minimum. _nnWA_nNXkB Farmland is concentrated in the Tama region, farms in the district has been reduced. _nSnB Some districts have no farmland. sAnnIA EEYA A zE\EvYB In Tokyo, the geographical characteristics close to major consumption areas, which are produced mainly by flowers fruit vegetables,, is the production of spinach major. AsA32.5p[Zgi2000NAsjBparticular, the total amount of stock of the Central Wholesale Market, 32.5 percent (2000, Tokyo) hold. nYAYB The past, the specialties of the Nerima Daikon, now is not very productive.

{YAss}iWANXYAnLAYoc}B Livestock industry, the rapid progress of urbanization, and every year there are fewer producers, taking advantage of favorable conditions for close to major consumption areas, producers are trying to strengthen the management structure. c@ls_YUcE~{YZ^[iFs{YjViJAuTOKYO Xvi jAuvi R{ jAuvi G{ jJB Livestock Center Foundation for Agriculture Ome, Tokyo, Japan (formerly: Tokyo Metropolitan Livestock Experiment Station) and focused on the development of new varieties, so far "TOKYO X" (pig), "Tokyo fighting cock" (R{) "U Tokyo comical" (chicken bone crow) have been developed. uTOKYO XvuhFmxB Among the "TOKYO X" is that while increasing the visibility of the brand.

AiAocpA]vArHB Forestry is a drop in lumber prices, rising costs of forest management, by factors such as aging of forestry workers has declined steadily followed. sXAs36.0p[ZgAnA s A ~s A A qs A o A wA XMqmLRAXrpiAB Forest area in Tokyo, about the size of 36.0 percent, Tokyo, Tama, especially in western regions, Akiruno, Ome, Okutama town, the city of Hachioji, the town of Sunrise, in the village andwand from cypress and cedar There is a forest composed of many, progress is being devastated in the forest, are also environmental issues. AXNA AZeyB In particular, a large amount of cedar pollen from the forest each year occur in Okutama, the cause of the disease as pollen, are greatly damaging to the lives of residents.

YvYB Fisheries is one of the major industries in the islands. pu]OCvA]OiB Tokyo Bay, once the "sea of Tokyo style," the fishing grounds that were to be origin of the Tokyo style sushi. YSA tA tClB Fisheries Center is a part of the island now, around Izu Oshima, most catches in the waters near Hachijojima. A A {C A B As the type, bonito, seaweed realgar, often the. YB Some specialties such as dried KUSAYA.

Manufacturing

sA c A A ` A VhAItBXX{\{WA lHnpA pSi H jWB Tokyo, District Chiyoda-ku Central, District Harbor, and the district in Shinjuku, together with the headquarters of the leading manufacturers of many so-called representative office in Japan, is also a corner of the zone Keihin industrial, coastal Tokyo Bay Offices of the Department (plant) gather more. cAHB Ward Daejeon particular, many plant so-called town. ns A {s A qs A Hs A A ~s^AniozB Tama region, Hino City, Fuchu, city of Hachioji, Hamura city, town, Mizuho, in many places of the large and Ome, many product shipments in the region.

A A M@B A v A @BAiozSi2002NAsjB The manufacturing sector, printing machines, communication information, leather, many of the percentage of the precision machinery, value of shipments of these products in place of a national (2002, Tokyo). A dC@B A Ap@B A @BozB In addition, machinery, electric machinery for transport, often the value of shipments of machinery.

Commercial

VhX City downtown in Shinjuku

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sAYz194,627~i2001NAsjAsY23.0%ijAT[rXB Tokyo's commercial, the 4627 production value 19 trillion yen (2001, Tokyo), and the total production of 23.0% in Tokyo (the) total, followed by a high proportion of service industry. {AsA10.5p[ZgA]14.3p[ZgAz32.2p[Zgi2002NAsjyB Commercial in Japan, Tokyo is a large percentage of the number of offices is 10.5 percent, 14.3 percent are employees, 32.2 percent of total sales (2002, Tokyo) long. SB Ranked country.

A15.2p[ZgA]22.6p[ZgAz38.7p[ZgijB Large percentage of the wholesale industry, especially the 15.2 percent number of establishments, number of employees is 22.6 percent, 38.7 percent of total sales (at) of the total. A]zAzB Office, features a large amount of sales compared to the number of employees, shows that many offices handling a large amount. 9.2p[ZgA]10.2p[ZgAz12.4p[ZgijAASB And retail 9.2 per cent of the number of establishments, number of employees is 10.2 percent, 12.4 percent of sales (the same), but not large enough percentage of the wholesale industry, ranked the country. srAAz|IAzB A comparison of the retail and wholesale trade in Tokyo, the number of establishments is significantly higher than the wholesale and retail sector, sales in the overwhelming percentage of the retail than the wholesale business, wholesale business is still handled have shown that many large amount of business.

sA57,653Az1599,582~i2002NAsjB Wholesale trade in Tokyo, 57,653 number of establishments, sales in 9582 was 159 trillion yen (2002, Tokyo). A]30lKAz100lK5/8A|IB The number of establishments, employees are 30 or less small business sales are approximately 100 large-scale establishments with more than 5 / 8, and the ratio of overwhelming. B Many central business district. YA@Bz413,760~ijAeiAzAzEAHiB By category and industry, machinery and equipment sales in the wholesale industry 41 trillion 3760 billion yen (the) majority, and Wholesale products, building materials, metals and mineral wholesaling, wholesale food and beverage industry continue. @BAdC@BB Wholesale trade in machinery and equipment, account for more than half the share of electrical machinery and equipment wholesaler. eiA149Az404,903~AKB Wholesale trade various items, the number of establishments despite the very low 149, the 4903 sales of 40 trillion yen, which indicates that a very large business.

sAX119,016Az167,460~i2002NAsjB Tokyo retail, 119,016 Number of stores, 7460 sales of 16 trillion yen (2002, Tokyo). XAzB Large number of shops in the district, often a percentage of sales. AVhAaJA SXdX AeXWXnzB In particular, Chuo-ku, Shinjuku and Shibuya, electronics stores and department stores in downtown areas have a variety of specialty stores focused on the large amount of sales.

ZE Finance and insurance

wrQ Group of tall buildings in Marunouchi

sA{ZSnAAWAZ_B Tokyo is Japan's financial center, is also a major financial hub in East Asia. j[[NAhEOAZisB Tokyo Stock Exchange in New York, cited three major stock exchanges in London, along with a market of stocks and other financial products.

sA{s{s{XA sssss{XA s{XA A A Ms{{uB Tokyo is also the headquarters of the Bank of JapansTARU central Japan, the headquarters of the Bank cities except Bank Resona Bank andRI Resona, bank imperial possession, the largest securities company, insurance giant, the headquarters of the Tokyo headquarters of a bank or trust is placed. A VeBO[v`Cs A AAc{OZ@{@l{xXB The Bank Group and Hong Kong and Shanghai City, the city special and Branch Tokyo corporate headquarters and financial institutions in Japan and outside Japan Allianz.

}XfBA Media

s{u}XfBACategory:s}XfBAQ The mass media is based in Tokyo Category: refer to the media in Tokyo

}XR~e@SJo[A95p[Zgs{uB Company to cover the various national news organizations of the media called, 95 are headquartered in Tokyo, parts% or more.

erAu L[ v{er A A tWerW A er A er 5AnnuAAus_v_dAusnZvYAWB For television, the "key station" Nippon Television Network Corporation called, Tokyo Broadcasting System, Fuji Television Network, TV Asahi, broadcasting private TV stations 5 and the bottom line on the local stations as a result of information from Tokyo bias, "from the perspective of capital," the toneRENAI rigid only in the event, "RERU local residents in the capital," such as reproduction, there is criticism that the concentration causing an urge. u L[ vy[WqB Here's more "Office Keys" state of the page. [Jg|^erW iMXerjB The local radio station in Tokyo METOROPORITANTEREBIJON Tokyo (Tokyo MX TV).

WIA TBSWI A A jb|L[B There is a similar situation in the radio, Radio TBS, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc., has been the Department of the NBS key. [JJ-WAVE A GtG A GtGC^[EF[uB As the local broadcasting station J-WAVE, Tokyo FM Broadcasting, have EFUEMUINTAUEBU. A AJRAFNcnsB , Which is broadcast by AFN American Forces have been made from the Yokota base. VAenubNneAWxerB In newspapers, it has the influence and independence of certain blocks in the local paper and local newspapers, the degree of concentration is about television.

o Publication

uk A w A WpSKoAs{WuB Kodansha, Shogakukan, and many of Shueisha Publishing and national, have a headquarters in the editing room ands. Rs{uxlbZR[|[V A kBs{u[HLOB Benesse place headquartered in Okayama, the exceptions are rare and zenrin based in Kitakyushu. A g[n2B Wholesale,Tohan Corporation and two by the oligopoly. g[nNA_ sB Tohan Corporation has recently moved to the citySaitama-based logistics.

Y Other Industries

sYA OsYOHnAsY{B Real estate, such as Mitsubishi Estate and Mitsui Fudosan, the largest real estate company's headquarters are located. sItBXrEXE}VvA {Z{KJiB Tokyo has many in the demand for apartments and office buildings, stores, and Roppongi and Nihonbashi and Marunouchi has been large-scale development. ouoMsYiAANCOsYsAB Property prices during the bubble economy is overheated, plunged after the collapse in recent years has been real estate investment by overseas investors, these transactions have been very active.

AsMA ITA A LX A lheT[rX{uB In addition, the communications company in Tokyo, IT-related agency, advertising, which is located the headquarters of companies that provide services and temporary staffing.

Transportation

` Airport

`^[~ikEBO North Wing, Terminal 1 of the Tokyo International Airport

sA ` A zs A ` A O` A ` A V` A _`e`B In Tokyo, the Tokyo International Airport, Chofu airport, airport-Oshima, Miyakejima Airport, Airport Hachijojima, Niijima Airport, the airport in each of the airports Kozushima.

`AHc`A cB Tokyo International Airport, also known as Haneda Airport, in the southern district of Daejeon. {`AELKLB It is the largest airport in Japan, with the largest in the world. {SA \EY`y CC`A`[^[B Focusing on the domestic routes in Japan, and flights between the international airport Hongqiao Shanghai in Shanghai, China and the International Airport Gimpo in Seoul, a small number of international charter flights that arrive and depart. sSA{{{p@AoqpO{@`gpB To close the distance between the inner city, the Japanese government and government aircraft, often used a special machine for the Tokyo International Airport for passengers from a foreign government state level. sSim[l}s^[~iA WoXsAsvwzeAwB Fly to the other terminal beneath the Keihin Kyuko Tokyo Monorail and as a means of urban transportation, the bus Tokyo limo, the hotel's main station and the majorsthat connects between the main train station and nearby provinces. HoX^NV[AipB Be used as means of communication, such as taxi and bus service.

`OA t csc`B Most international flights arrive and depart outside of Tokyo's international airport, international airport departure Narita at the City County Narita Chiba. sAiAJ`oRWoXA^[~ic`wiEcw jdSXJCCi[A 1991N 3`^[~i{qSdSAAB Contact means of Tokyo, opened at the time of the Shuttle and the motorway via the East Kanto, Narita Airport station at the time was away from the terminal (now Narita Aduma station) have been limited to the liner Sky Keisei had connections to However, in 1991 the three began to fly and Keisei Railway from beneath the airport terminal, the contact is improved. ssS1xvA2010NJcSANZXiB But from the center of Tokyo is also the matter of an hour in 2010 as well as development of high-speed rail access Narita for the year of opening.

nzsA Vq^qB Tama is the local airport in Chofu, the flight operations to a few regularthe air to center. ``B Airport is the airport of the other islands. `AHc`AzsA`^qB The airport Oshima in Izu Oshima, Haneda, Chofu airfield, has regular flights to the airport Hachijojima. O`AHc`^qB Airport Miyakejima, has regular flights to Haneda Airport. `AHc``^qB Airport Hachijojima, has regular flights to Haneda Airport and Oshima. V`_`Azs^qB Airport Kozushima and airport Niijima will have regular flights to Chofu airfield. }`AP`ARDA_NB The Bonin Islands has no airport, the airport should be built to improve traffic conditions, or nature conservation priorities, that is causing the controversy.

S Railway

SHnSHQ For a list of railway lines, see the State Council Kantou

w Tokyo Station

ssSA {qSR^]sARAw A w A iw A aJw A Vhw A rw A HtwewASe^[~i@\B In the center of Tokyo, and the driving ring and the Yamanote line of East Japan Railway, Tokyo Station to lie in a circle along the Yamanote Line, Ueno Station, Station Shinagawa Station Shibuya Station Shinjuku Station, Ikebukuro, the station and AKIHABARA The stations, which function as the nodalemajor railway terminals. wAswA{SSwB Tokyo Station is Central Station, Tokyo Station is also the core of Japan's railway system. VhwAsSSIwA1~q{1AE1B Shinjuku station is a central station in western Tokyo, a number of passenger per day is not only a place of Japan, also has a place in the world.

v^[~iR Yamanote Line connects to the terminal ring main

RsSA nS A scnS A{qSRA lk A Es[upx^sAAVXej`B In urban areas around the Yamanote Line and the Subway Tokyo,scnS, lines Yamanote of East Japan Railway, Keihin Tohoku Line, trains run at frequent intervals of several minutes from midnight to early morningsSobu line center, mass transit that form the core of the system.

sSxOZnAwpESARew^[~iA l}s A }dS A c}dS A dS A S A S A S A sVssS A dS A kS A CSSe^sB Section for close-medium distance rail commuting to the main contact with the inner city and suburban neighborhoods, as the terminal stations along the Yamanote Line, Keihin Kyuko, Dentetsu Tokyu, Odakyu Electric Railway, Electric Railway, Keio, Seibu Railway , Tobu Railway, Saitama High Speed Railway, sVssS, Keisei Electric Railway, the railway north of total, the company runs a private railway in Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit. {qSC A A A VhC A A t A { A eEH@\B Tokaido Line of Railway, Central Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line, Joban, t, Line Yokosuka, it functions as a medium-range routes and close to Musashinoe. esSnSH^]{AsSxOX[YABemany of these operations are carried out direct dial line and cross-city subway, while achieving a smooth contact with the inner city and suburbs.

s{essLASAwN_A VCV A kV A zV A V A JRC{ A k{ A { A A {^sB As a long-distance railway extensive contact with the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Tokyo Station as a starting point, the Tokaido Shinkansen The Shinkansen, Tohoku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen, Shinkansen Nagano, JR Honsen Tokaido line of traditional k{, {, Joban Line, which runs the{.

s^sA@A m[Hc A A ElCi[ A ssm[ A sdrAw`ANZX@\SB The amount of transportation that runs in the Tokyo,HcTokyo Monorail Kamome Yuri, liner Nippori Toneri Line Monorail Tama city, the Arakawa linesd are responsible for the functions of commuting and airport access.

H Road

HsvHQ For a list of the road, see a list of the main roads of the capital Tokyo

{ Nihonbashi

snsHB Departmentsto Tokyo and the surrounding areas are the construction of the Metropolitan Expressway. sSsSdB Is the center wire surrounding the ring of the double bypass and bypass the central city. JB Ring Road Central, however, have yet to open part of the section. `A 1Hc A 2sSOB Sticking to the line in the ring, aHc No. 2 has been extended to the outer for the radiation from the center line and MEGURO issue. AO{H{HHB Many of the radiation of these connections are managed by the highway and expressway, Inc. in Japan and Corporation Road Highway East in the outer. sKiHEnKiHA VRXA {H{HB High-standard road number of high standard arterial roads in Tokyo, except for a highway Shin Takiyama, the Corporation maintained roads in the Japan Highway Corporation and the eastern highway.

oX Bath

oXnoXQ For a list of independent bus operators, see the independent bus operators in the region of Kanto

scoX Toei Bus

ss^sscoXLoXHLBsin Tokyo is having a bus route that runs an extensive bus Toei Transportation Bureau of Tokyo. }oX A l}soX A oX A oXH^sB }BASU other bus Keihin Kyuko, bus Kyousei, which operates a number of routes and bus operators and Tobu. nc}oX A dSoX A oXB Tama area c}BASU, bus Keio Electric Railway, a major business andBASU. AsR~jeBoX^sB In addition, some municipal governments have been operating the bus community. ssVo[pXsAscnSAscoXcoXpB The Tokyo metropolitan government has issued a Silver Pass Tokyo as welfare for the elderly,scnScan be used in addition to many private bus Toei bus. oXA wdFVhwA{BenHB Long-distance bus, train station West Exit, Shinjuku and Tokyo Station Yaesu mouth, the line of departure to the mainland and around the Kanto.

`p Harbor

`A{v`A X[p[`pwB Port of Tokyo, one of Japan's major ports, the port designated by the super center. `A }qDA e`tF[B From Tokyo harbor, and ferry to the Ogasawara Islands, the ferry landing is the way to the port of Naha.

Culture

WCAc{nA h[ Home of the Giants, the Yomiuri, Tokyo Dome

]lC]qAuvdlAnB Disposition of the Edo townspeople called the soul of Edo, "stylish" whileI in deference to human nature, that isnRI. ~lWAcX]qZhA]qCsZB Today, however, the concentration of the population since the Meiji period can be called true ancestral inhabitants of Edo is a minority, but it characterized the nature of the residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan Edo child. sARRt]tAsDB Dialect of the capital Tokyo, the past was that there are words and words Edo Shitamachi the uptown uptown, is dominant in the modern dialect of the metropolitan area.

G]GtB Ukiyo-e was the most active in EdoGt. A]]ASnB Rakugo and Kabuki is an origin above, in the late Edo period in Edo and many performances, and was the center. `{fB The theatrical tradition became the foundation of Japanese cinema. Aj[VAEIMnB Many artists working in Tokyo as animation and comics, modern Tokyo is the source of the world of geek culture.

Tourism

snQ For details, see the sights of Tokyo

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r Footnotes

A Related Items

• ss List of Tokyos
• sogl List of people from Tokyo
• i Title comic set in Tokyo
• Aji Work that takes place in Tokyo Anime
• |i Literary work that takes place in Tokyo
• fi Title film Tokyo
• s{nX|[c`[ Sports team based in Tokyo

ON External links

EBLfBAERYA sA}`fBAJeSB The Wikimedia Commons has a Tree and multimedia related to Tokyo.

EBL|[^ {s{/s UIKIPOTARU prefectures in Japan / Tokyo

Official

• sTCg Tokyo Metropolitan Government official site

Tourism

• - EBLgx Tokyo - UIKITORABERU
• sItBVTCg Tokyo Official Tourism Site
• cItBVTCg Tokyo Tourism Foundation Official Site

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