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formally is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city, as defined by Japanese law.
Because it is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, Tokyo is the de facto capital of Japan.
Tokyo is the most populous prefecture and city in the country. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, although each administratively a city in its own right, constitute the area informally considered as the "city of Tokyo" and are collectively one of the largest cities in the world with a total population of over 8 million people. The total population of the prefecture exceeds 12 million.
The Greater Tokyo Area, centered on Tokyo but also including Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 35 million people. It has been the world's most populous urban area since between 1965 and 1970, and despite Japan's overall declining population, is still growing.
Tokyo has the largest metropolitan gross domestic product in the world for a city, and it held the title of the world's most expensive city for over a decade from 1992 through 2005.
Tokyo is a major global city and megacity. The name "Tokyo" refers variously to Tokyo Metropolis (the prefecture) as a whole, or only to the main urban mass under its jurisdiction (thus excluding west Tama and Izu / Ogasawara Islands), or even the whole of Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, and Yamanashi prefectures, depending on context.
This article uses the name to refer to Tokyo Metropolis unless otherwise stated. (...) more....
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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Tokyo, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:
Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities in the world. Caution: The yen-euro exchange rate fluctuates strongly.
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Check out the movie, "Tokyo Story."
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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Tokyo, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:
Medical care in Japan is good, but expensive. Doctors' offices, small clinics and drugstores and pharmacies are available in every neighborhood. Often, however, the language becomes a problem. Two approved precautions: First, you should always accompany you the number of Tokyo Medical Information Service (52 85 81 81), can you (in English) hospitals (call daily 9-20 Clock). And secondly, it is wise to take at the very first visit to the Tourist Information Center, the list of English-speaking doctors and hospitals. Prescription drugs, you better bring from home.
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- Ueno Park
- National Museum of Modern Art
- Kanda Myojin Shrine
- Tokyo International Forum
- Teien Museum
- Tokyo Tower
- Hie Shrine (Hie Jinja)
- Japan Sword Museum
- National Museum of Western Art
- Nezu Museum
- Yushima Tenjin
- Shitamachi Museum
- Nezu Shrine (Nezu Jinja)
- Shinjuku Gyoen
- Japan Folk Crafts Museum
- Edo-Tokyo Museum
- Hara Museum
- Sunshine City
- Ueno-Zoo
- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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