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Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower

Tokyo is Japan's capital and the country's largest city.

Tokyo is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, but is called a metropolis (to) rather than a prefecture (ken). The metropolis of Tokyo consists of 23 city wards (ku), 26 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages, including the Izu and Ogasawara Islands, several small Pacific Islands in the south of Japan's main island Honshu.

The 23 city wards (ku) are the center of Tokyo and make up about one third of the metropolis' area, while housing roughly eight of Tokyo's approximately twelve million residents.

Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. A small castle town in the 16th century, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu established his feudal government there. A few decades later, Edo had grown into one of the world's most populous cities.

With the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo ("Eastern Capital"). Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945.

Attractions
City Districts and Shopping Areas
Shibuya (2) Popular district among younger generations.
Shinjuku (1) District around Japan's busiest station.
Asakusa (6) District with an atmosphere of old Tokyo.
Harajuku (5) Center of teenage fashion and cosplay culture.
Odaiba (13) Futuristic architecture on a man made island.
Akihabara (3) District for electronic and otaku goods.
Ginza (4) Japan's premier shopping district.
Roppongi (9) Site of Tokyo Midtown and Roppongi Hills.
Kappabashi Street (28) Shopping street for restaurant owners.
Ameyoko (22) Colorful market street in Ueno.
Shiodome (25) Recently redeveloped commercial district.
Ikebukuro (11) Commercial district around busy train station.
Yebisu Garden Place (24) Commercial complex with beer museum.
Nihonbashi (18) Commercial district in central Tokyo.
Marunouchi (21) Business district in front of Tokyo Station.
Akasaka Sacas (40) City within the city around TBS headquarter.
Temples and Shrines
Meiji Shrine (10) Dedicated to the deity of Emperor Meiji.
Sensoji Temple (16) Large temple in the Asakusa district.
Sengakuji Temple (26) Site of the 47 ronin's graveyard.
Zojoji Temple (27) Buddhist temple at the base of Tokyo Tower.
Yasukuni Shrine (22) Dedicated to the deities of Japan's war dead.
Gardens, Parks and Nature
Rikugien (39) Beautiful Japanese style landscape garden.
Koishikawa Korakuen (32) Landscape garden next to Tokyo Dome.
Takaosan (34) Temple mountain near central Tokyo.
Imperial East Gardens (15) Park on the former grounds of Edo Castle.
Ueno Park (7) City park with multiple museums and a zoo.
Hama Rikyu (33) Landscape garden next to Shiodome.
Mount Mitake (41) Wooded mountain with shrine.
Kiyosumi Garden (37) Japanese landscape garden.
Kyu Shiba Rikyu (38) Japanese landscape garden.
Shinjuku Gyoen (17) Spacious city park in Shinjuku.
Yoyogi Park (14) Spacious city park in Shibuya.
Kasai Rinkai Koen (36) Large park at the shores of Tokyo Bay.
Todoroki Valley (42) Short wooded valley with temple.
Other Attractions
Tsukiji Fish Market (19) Japan's largest and busiest fish market.
Tokyo Imperial Palace (12) Main residence of the Imperial Family.
Ghibli Museum (31) Museum of the Ghibli animation film studio.
Tsukishima (34) Man made island known for monjayaki.
Ryogoku (30) Center of the sumo wrestling world.
Tokyo Tower (8) 333 meter tall symbol of Tokyo.
Tokyo Dome City (20) Entertainment district around Tokyo Dome.
NHK Studiopark (29) Visit Japan's public television network.
Side Trips from Tokyo
Nikko Site of Nikko Toshogu, Ieyasu's mausoleum.
Kamakura Small city full of historic treasures.
Hakone National park with views of Mount Fuji.
Izu Peninsula Hot springs and natural scenery.
Fuji Five Lakes Resort at the foot of Mount Fuji.
Kusatsu Onsen One of Japan's best hot spring resorts.
Yokohama Japan's second largest city.
Kawagoe Former castle town known as the Little Edo.
Naritasan Temple Popular temple, not far from Narita Airport.
Ikaho Onsen Hot spring resort famous for its stone stairs.
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