TOKYO, The capital and largest city of Japan, is one of the 47 prefectures of the country, and lies on the eastern side of the main island Honshu.
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Tokyo's government also administers the twenty - three special wards of Tokyo each governed as a city.
The population of the special wards is over 8 million people, with the total population of the prefecture exceeding 12 million. During the daytime, the population swells by over 2,5 million as workers and students commute from adjacent areas.
The prefecture is the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, the world's most populous metropolis area with 35 to 39 million people ( depending on definition ) and the world's largest metropolis economy with a GDP of US$ 1.479 trillion at purchasing power parity in 2008.
Tokyo is often described as one of three " command centers " for the world economy, along with London and New York City.
In 2009 Tokyo was named the world's most expensive city for expatriate employees ( Mercer and Economist Intelligence Unit ), but also the World's Most Livable Megalopolis ( Monocle magazine ).
Tokyo is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace , and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family.
After the war, Tokyo was completely rebuilt and showcased to the world during the 1964 Summer Olympics. The 1970s brought new high - rise developments such as Sunshine 60, a new and controversial airport at Narita in 1978, and a population increase to about 11 million ( in the metropolis area ).
Tokyo's subway and commuter rail network became one of the busiet in the world as more and more people moved to the area.
The city still sees new urban developments on large lots of less profitable land. Recent projects include Ebisu Garden Place, Tennozu Isle, Shiodome, Roppongi Hills, Shinagawa ( now also a Shinkansen station ), and the Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station. Buildings of significance are demolished for more up - to - date shopping facilities such as Omotesando Hills.
Tokyo has been cited as a " convincing example of the relationship between urban growth and climate". The city enacted a measure to cut greenhouse gases. Its governor created Japan's first emissions cap system, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emission by a total of 25 percent by 2020 from the 2000 level.
As of 2008, 47 of the companies listed on the Global 500 are based in Tokyo, almost twice that of the second - placed city ( Paris ).
Tokyo is a major international finance center, houses the headquarters of several of the world's largest investment banks and insurance companies , and serves as a hub for Japan's transportation, publishing, and broadcasting industries.
During the centralized growth of Japan's economy following World War ll, many large firms moved their headquarters from cities such as Osaka ( the historical commercial capital ) to Tokyo, in an attempt to take advantage of better access to the government.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is Japan's largest stock exchange, and second largest in the world by market capitalization and fourth largest by share turnover. In 1990 at the end of the Japanese asset price bubble, it accounted for more than 60% of the world stock marked value.
Public transportation within Tokyo is dominated by an extensive network of clean and efficient trains and subways run by a veriety of operators, with buses, monorails and trams playing a secondary feeder role.
Tokyo has many theaters for the performing arts as well. These include national and private theaters for traditional forms of Japanese drama ( like noh and kabuki ) as well as modern dramas. Symphony orchestras and other musical organizations perform modern and traditional music.
Harajuku, a neighborhood in Shibuya , is known internationally for its youth style and fashion.
Architecture in Tokyo has largely been shaped by Tokyo's history. Twice in recent history has the metropolis been left in ruins first in the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake and later after extensive firebombing in World War ll. Because of this, Tokyo's current urban landscape is one of modern and contemporary architecture, and older buildings are scarce.
Museums to visit in Tokyo
- Tokyo National Museum, the country's largest museum and specializing in traditional Japanese art.
- National Museum of Wastern Art.
- Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, with its collections of Japanese modern art as well as over 40,000 Japanese and foreign films.
- National Museum of Science.
- Nezu Art Museum in Aoyama.
- Edo - Tokyo Museum ( across the Sumida River ).
- National Diet Library.
- National Archives.
- National Museum of Modern Art, near the Imperial Palace.
- Meji no Mori Takao Quasi - National Park.
- Ogasawara National Park. As of 2006, efforts were being made to make Ogasawara National Park a UNESCO natural World Heritage Site.
- Ueno Park, well known for its museums
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