Download - Tokyo ときょう 東京都
GeographyGeography
• Tokyo is the capital of Japan • It has 35 682 460 of inhabitants• It has a density of 6029,04 inhab/km²• It is located in the center – east of
the island of Honshu at the east of Asia
• Tokyo is a irregular plan because it was built in a rocky area
Laid OutLaid Out
• The Ueno park is one of the most important museum in Tokyo and it is also the oldest zoo in it
• Near it is the Kiyomizu Kannon – do temple established in 1625 by the buddhist Tenkai
• The Tosho-gu sanctuary is the beaoutifulest one
Urban planUrban plan
• Tokyo is divided in neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has one train station so there are more than 1000 neigborhoods. Two famous are: Shinbuya and Shinjuku respectively
History and DevelopmentHistory and Development
• The city was established in 1457 and it was called Edo. Then it was renamed by Meiji with the name of Tokyo which meant Easter Capital.
• Was accepted as capital since 1869 when the emperor established there
• There was an earthquake in 1923 which killed 70000 people and they made a massive reconstruction which was very expensive
History and DevelopmentHistory and Development
• It kept growing until the World War II where Tokyo was bombed and much of the city was destroyed
• Its population in 1945 was only the half than 5 years before
Enviromental IssuesEnviromental Issues
• The worst problem in Tokyo is the air polluted which started in 1965
• This problem got even worse when they tried to solve it until when in 2003 the government started to restrict diesel-powered vehicles.
• Thanks to this Tokyo has been improving over recent years