Tokyo Travel Guide - Japanese Adventure
Tokyo Travel Guide - Japanese Adventure
Tokyo is Japan capital and the core of the most populated urban area in the world, Tokyo Metropolis (which has a population of over 37 million people). This huge, wealthy and fascinating metropolis brings high-tech visions of the future side by side with glimpses of old Japan, and has something for everyone.
Huge and varied in its geography, Tokyo Metropolis, spans not just the city, but rugged mountains to the west and subtropical islands to the south. Here are Districts of Tokyo:
Central Tokyo which includes:
Chiyoda (Akihabara)
Chuo (Ginza)
Meguro (Jiyugaoka)
Minato (Akasaka, Shinbashi, Roppongi, Odaiba, Shiodome)
Shibuya (Harajuku, Ebisu)
Shinagawa (Gotanda)
Shinjuku
Toshima (Ikebukuro)
Old Tokyo (Shitamachi) which includes:
Arakawa
Bunkyo
Koto
Sumida (Ryogoku)
Taito (Asakusa, Ueno)
Tokyo suburbs which include:
East Tokyo that includes:
Many suburban wards, including Adachi, where one can visit one of Kanto's Three Great Temples: Nishi-arai Daishi, Katsushika, known for the charming Showa-era atmosphere of Shibamata and Edogawa, a quiet eastern suburb.
North Tokyo:
Includes the suburban wards of Kita, Itabashi and the quieter northern Nerima
Nakano
Ota
Setagaya
Suginami
Over 500 years old, the city of Tokyo grew from the modest fishing village of Edo (江戸). The city only truly began to grow when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603. While the emperor ruled in name from Kyoto, the true power was concentrated in the hands of the Tokugawa shogun in Edo. After the Meiji restoration in 1868, during which the Tokugawa family lost its influence, the emperor and the imperial family moved here from Kyoto, and the city was re-named to its current name, Tokyo. The metropolitan center of the country, Tokyo is the destination for business, education, modern culture, and government.
Tokyo is classified as lying in the humid subtropical climate zone and has four distinct seasons. Summers are usually hot and humid with a temperature range of about 20-30°C (68-86°F), though it can sometimes climb into the high thirties. Winters are usually mild, with temperatures generally ranging from 0-10°C (32-50°F), though occasional cold spells can send temperatures plummeting below zero at night. Snow is rare, but on those rare occasions (once every few years) when Tokyo is hit by a snowstorm, much of the train network grinds to a halt. The famous cherry blossoms bloom in March-April and parks, most famously Ueno, fill up with blue tarps and sozzled salarymen.
Tokyo has a vast array of sights, but the first items on the agenda of most visitors are the temples of Asakusa, the gardens of the Imperial Palace (in Chiyoda) and the Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, in Harajuku). Tokyo has many commercial centres for shopping, eating and simply wandering around for experiencing the modern Japanese urban phenomenon. Each of these areas have unique characteristics, such as dazzling Shinjuku, youthful Shibuya and upmarket Ginza. These areas are bustling throughout the day, but they really come into life in the evenings. A lot to see in Tokyo such as:
Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Tower
Meiji Jingu
Odaiba
Imperial Palace
Ueno Park
Tsukiji Market
Tokyo Disneyland
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Harajuku
Tokyo DisneySea
RoppongiYoyogi Park
Tokyo Disney Resort
Mount Takao
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Hamarikyu Gardens
Roppongi Hills
Rainbow Bridge
Nakamise Shopping Street
Omotesandō
Ghibli Museum
Ueno Zoo
Kabukichō, Tokyo
Odaiba Ōedo-onsen-monogatari
Tokyo National Museum
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Rikugi-en
Edo Castle
Mount Mitake
Koishikawa-Kōrakuen
Inokashira Park
Sanrio Puroland
Tokyo Dome City
Takeshita Street
Shinjuku Golden Gai
Showa Memorial Park
Yasukuni Shrine
Hanayashiki Amusement Park
National Museum of Nature and Science
Zōjōji Temple
Mori Art Museum
Kichijōji
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Tokyo Joypolis
Hachijō-jima
Sumida Aquarium
Tokyo Midtown
National Museum of Western Art
Kōkyo Higashi-gyoen
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