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Tokyo ( / ˈtoʊkioʊ /; [8] Japanese: 東京, Tōkyō, [toːkʲoː] ⓘ ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( 東京都, Tōkyō-to ), is the capital city of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023. [9] The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and nearby six ...
The history of Tokyo, Japan 's capital prefecture and largest city, starts with archeological remains in the area dating back around 5,000 years. Tokyo's oldest temple is possibly Sensō-ji in Asakusa, founded in 628. The city's original name, Edo, first appears in the 12th century.
ESA Sentinel-2 image of Tokyo Bay. Tokyo Bay (東京湾, Tōkyō-wan) is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan spanning the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. The Tokyo Bay region is the most populous and the largest industrialized area in ...
Tokyo City (東京市, Tōkyō-shi) was a municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture (or Tokyo-fu) which existed from 1 May 1889 until its merger with its prefecture on 1 July 1943. [1] The historical boundaries of Tokyo City are now occupied by the special wards of Tokyo. The newly-merged government became what is now Tokyo, also ...
Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto .
Portal. : Tokyo/Intro. Tokyo ( / ˈtoʊkioʊ /; Japanese: 東京, Tōkyō, [toːkʲoː] ⓘ ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( 東京都, Tōkyō-to ), is the capital city of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023. Tokyo Metropolitan Area, which includes Tokyo and ...
The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region. In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms ...
Arata Isozaki: Isozaki was born on July 23, 1931, in Kyushu, Japan. He studied architecture at the University of Tokyo. In 1963 he opened up his own studio and was the leading architect during the postwar period in Japan. Isozaki's first building he worked on was the Ōita Prefectural Library (1966).