Traditions
In Tokyo, 38% of total land area is taken up by national parks. Tokyo has many traditional arts like origami, ikebana (flowerarranging), and ukiyo-e (woodblock printing). They also do crafts-dolls, lacquer ware, and pottery, performances – kabuki
(complex dramas performed in elaborate costumes), noh (restrained and highly stylized drama), bunraku (puppet theater), kyogen (short plays), and kamishibai (storytelling with animation, sound, and music).
Attractions
Some attractions in Tokyo such as “Sensō-ji”which is Tokyo’s oldest temple. In 628 two men were fishing and
found the statue of Kannon which the chief of the liked. So he decided to change
his house into a temple so that the village could worship the statue.
In Tokyo, 38% of total land area is taken up by national parks. Tokyo has many traditional arts like origami, ikebana (flowerarranging), and ukiyo-e (woodblock printing). They also do crafts-dolls, lacquer ware, and pottery, performances – kabuki
(complex dramas performed in elaborate costumes), noh (restrained and highly stylized drama), bunraku (puppet theater), kyogen (short plays), and kamishibai (storytelling with animation, sound, and music).
Attractions
Some attractions in Tokyo such as “Sensō-ji”which is Tokyo’s oldest temple. In 628 two men were fishing and
found the statue of Kannon which the chief of the liked. So he decided to change
his house into a temple so that the village could worship the statue.
Sensoji temple
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Date: 1/6/2014
Economy
Japan’s economy is the 3rd highest in the
world.
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Date: 1/6/2014
Economy
Japan’s economy is the 3rd highest in the
world.
Tokyo's economy table by GDP
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_GDP
Date: 2/6/2014
Japan produces yen which looks like this:
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Date: 2/6/2014
Japan produces yen which looks like this:
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As of 2011, Tokyo had a population of about 13.19 million people. It has now increased to 13.23 million since April 2014.Tokyo
city is approximately 850 kilometres from the city centre.
Tokyo, one of the most exciting Cities in the world has been changing itself for ove the years. Unlike other Capitals of the developed countries, Tokyo is still growing up and the chaos that comes from its rapid changing attracts lots of people from all over the world. On the other hand, Tokyo is the capital of the country that is proud of its oldest history in the world.
Date: 1/6/2014
As of 2011, Tokyo had a population of about 13.19 million people. It has now increased to 13.23 million since April 2014.Tokyo
city is approximately 850 kilometres from the city centre.
Tokyo, one of the most exciting Cities in the world has been changing itself for ove the years. Unlike other Capitals of the developed countries, Tokyo is still growing up and the chaos that comes from its rapid changing attracts lots of people from all over the world. On the other hand, Tokyo is the capital of the country that is proud of its oldest history in the world.
Satellite image of Tokyo
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Regional map of Tokyo
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Old Tokyo map, 1948
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Date: 7/5/2014
By Izzy
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Date: 7/5/2014
By Izzy