Why is Tokyo, Japan, the largest city in the world?

Tokyo is a world-class big city. Generally speaking, Tokyo City refers to the 23 wards of Tokyo, that is, its big city part. But in fact, Tokyo as an administrative district, called Tokyo in Japan, consists of three parts: Tokyo 23 wards, Tama area, and Pacific Islands. These islands include the Izu Islands, the Ogasawara Islands, the easternmost Minamitori Island and the southernmost Okinori Island. The furthest of these islands are thousands of kilometers away from Tokyo. This article mainly introduces the main part of Tokyo-Tokyo 23 wards. Tokyo's population ranks first among all administrative regions in Japan, with more than 11 million people. Tokyo, together with nearby Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa, constitute Japan's largest urban circle. Railways and highways radiate to various places with Tokyo as the center. Tokyo is the political, economic and cultural center of Japan.

To get around Tokyo, you must first have a transportation map. Use the map to look at the main transportation lines in Tokyo - the Yamanote Line, the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway. The Yamanote Line is the main line around Tokyo of East Japan Railway Company (JReast). The main departure and destination stations on the Yamanote Line are Nippori, Ueno, Akihabara, Tokyo, Shimbashi, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Akabane. Subway lines are like a spider web leading to various wards and neighboring prefectures and cities in Tokyo, and are connected with various private railway lines leading outside the city. The main private railway lines include the Tokyu Line (mainly leading to Kanagawa), Keio Line (mainly connecting the 23 wards and the Tama area), Odakyu (mainly leading to various tourist destinations in Kanagawa Prefecture), and the Seibu Line (mainly connecting western Tokyo and the Tama area). Area 23, southwest Saitama and Tokyo), Tobu Line (mainly connecting northern Kanto and Tokyo), Keisei Line (Chiba and Tokyo).

The main shopping areas in Tokyo are distributed around the major stations of the Yamanote Line. The areas with relatively concentrated department stores include Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Harajuku, Shibuya, Shimbashi, Ginza and Nihonbashi near Tokyo Station. These areas form the main shopping areas. There are also Akihabara, which is famous for its electronics industry, Jimbocho, which is famous for its used book market, Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market, which is famous for its seafood wholesale, and Ueno Sugar Yokomachi, which is famous for its bargains. Distinctive place names include Nagata-cho, Kasumigaseki, Kabuto-cho, Otemachi, etc. Nagata Town is the seat of the Japanese Parliament and the central part of the political party. Japanese people often refer to Nagata Town as the Japanese political circle. Kasumigaseki is the seat of various ministries of the Japanese government. Japanese people often compare it to bureaucrats or the Ministry of Finance. Kabuto Town is the seat of the Tokyo Stock Market. Some people Use it as a metaphor for Japan's securities kingdom. As for Otemachi, it is a place frequently visited by international students, and the Tokyo Immigration Bureau is located here.

The famous tourist attractions in Tokyo include Tokyo Tower, the Imperial Palace, the Diet Building, Sensoji Temple, Hamarikyu Palace, Ueno Park and Zoo, Kasai Rinkai Park, Odaiba, Tokyo Disneyland, etc. The more distinctive games include baseball and sumo wrestling. To watch baseball, you can go to Tokyo Stadium in Korakuen Station, which is the home stadium of the Tokyo Giants. To watch sumo wrestling, you can go to Ryogoku near Akihabara. There are both Ryogoku Kokugikan and many clubhouses (clubs) to which sumo wrestlers belong. Each clubhouse has its own name and logo. The Edo Tokyo Museum is also worth a visit.

The areas near several major stations on the Yamanote Line are also good places for fun and sightseeing. For example, the Sunshine Building near Ikebukuro houses many aquariums, art galleries, and museums, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building near Shinjuku Buildings, Kabukicho, shopping districts, Shibuya and Harajuku are sources of information for Japanese young people on fashion, music, makeup, personal belongings, hairstyles, and even lifestyles. Near Ueno, there are many traditional Japanese theaters, Tokyo National Museum of Art, National Science Museum, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc. The main streets of Ginza and Shinjuku are closed to vehicles on Sundays and become a paradise for pedestrians, with street artists performing or performing, vendors from various countries selling various handmade products, young people playing in the streets, and all kinds of people. Wait, all kinds of things.

More than 500 years ago, Tokyo was a small fishing town with a sparse population, then called Edo. In 1457, a military commander named Ota Michizan built Edo Castle here. Since then, it has become the commercial center of Japan's Kanto region. In 1603, Japan established the centralized Tokugawa Shogunate. People from all over Japan gathered here, and Edo Castle quickly developed into the political center of the country. According to records, at the beginning of the 19th century, the population of Edo exceeded one million. In 1868, after Japan's Meiji Restoration, the emperor moved here from Kyoto and changed Edo to Tokyo, which became the capital of Japan. In 1943, the Japanese government issued a decree to change the city of Tokyo to Tokyo Metropolitan Government, expanding its jurisdiction.

Tokyo is the political center of Japan. Executive, legislative, judicial and other state organs are concentrated here. The "Kasumigaseki" area, known as "Kantai Street", is home to the National Diet, the Supreme Court, and government agencies affiliated with the cabinet such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Science. The former Edo Castle is now the palace where the emperor lives.

Tokyo is also the economic center of Japan. Japan's major companies are concentrated here. Most of them are located in Chiyoda Ward, Chuo Ward, and Minato Ward. Tokyo, Yokohama to the south and Chiba area to the east together form the famous Keihin Industrial Zone in Japan. The main industries include steel, shipbuilding, machine manufacturing, chemicals, electronics, leather, motors, fibers, petroleum, publishing and printing, and precision instruments. Tokyo's financial industry and commerce are developed, and domestic and foreign business activities are frequent. Ginza, known as the "Heart of Tokyo", is the most prosperous business district in the area.

Tokyo is also the cultural and educational center of Japan. Various cultural institutions are densely populated, including 80% of the country's publishing houses and large-scale and advanced-equipped National Museums, Western Art Museums, and National Libraries. Universities located in Tokyo account for one-third of the total number of universities in Japan, and the students studying at these universities account for more than half of the total number of university students in the country. As an international metropolis, Tokyo often hosts various international cultural exchange activities, such as the Tokyo Music Festival and the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Tokyo’s transportation is very convenient. The Shinkansen with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour extends from Tokyo to Kyushu and extends to the northeast. The underground railway can reach almost all important areas. Railways, highways, aviation and shipping form an extensive transportation network that leads to the country and the world.

On March 14, 1979, Tokyo and Beijing became sister cities.

●Tokyo Disney Resort

Opened in 1983, admission fee is 5,500 yen (the highest number of visitors in many years)

Area of ??approximately 494 acres; 2 Theme parks (Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea); 7 Disney hotels in the park

Theme parks Animal World, Dreamland, Cartoon City, Tomorrowland, Westworld, Adventure Park, World Market

Tokyo Disneyland, which opened in 1983, is located in Maihama, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, a suburb of Tokyo. It covers an area of ??approximately 494 acres (including Sea Disney). It is the first base of Disney's Happy Kingdom outside the United States and also has the largest number of visitors. The world's number one theme park with a high repeat visit rate. Tokyo Disney's facilities are frequently updated, and the performances are constantly introducing surprising changes. Today's Tokyo Disneyland has been upgraded from a theme park to a theme resort. In addition to Disneyland, there are also DisneySea and IKSPI RI. shopping center.

●Tokyo Disney Sea

Opened in 2001, admission fee is 5,500 yen

Themed seaport Lost River Delta, Arabian Coast, Mermaid Lagoon, Discovery Harbor, Mysterious Island, Mediterranean Harbor, American Seaside

Tokyo DisneySea is the second new Disney-themed park in Tokyo. With the theme of the ocean, it is a beautiful waterside architectural park that people can savor. The entire Tokyo DisneySea can be divided into seven major areas, creating different landscapes in each area based on history, humanities, legends, fairy tales or imagination. Most of these landscapes are related to the ocean or streams, in line with the theme of water or ocean.