Bucket List For Tokyo, Japan.

TokyoJapan

Katie Chan

Where is Tokyo?

About Tokyo:

• originally known as Edo

• officially Tokyo Metropolis

• one of the 47 prefectures of Japan

• the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area

• the largest metropolitan area in the world

• the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family.

• hosts 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city

• described as one of the three "command centres" for the world economy, along with New York City and London.

• In 2012, Tokyo was named the most expensive city for expatriates, according surveys

• Japan's largest domestic and international hub for rail, ground, and air transportation.

• As the largest population centre in Japan and the location of the country's largest broadcasters and studios

• frequently the setting for many Japanese movies, television shows, animated series (anime), web comics, and comic books (manga)

• In the kaiju (monster movie) genre, landmarks of Tokyo are routinely destroyed by giant monsters such as Godzilla and Gamera

Bucket List In Tokyo

Tokyo Disneyland

• a 115-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

• Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station

Harajuku

• a district in Shibuya ward, Tokyo Prefecture

• The general name of the area from Harajuku station to the Omotesando area.

• a location in Japan where the young and teenagers dress in their own unique fashions they invent themselves

Mount Fuji

• located on Honshu Island• the highest mountain in

Japan at 3,776.24 m. • An active stratovolcano that

last erupted in 1707–08• lies about 100 kilometres

south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day

Tokyo Tower

• a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan

• At 333 metres, it is the second-tallest artificial structure in Japan

Tokyo Imperial Palace

• the main residence of the Emperor of Japan

• a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo close to Tokyo Station

• contains several buildings including the main palace

Senso-ji

• an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan

• Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant

• Formerly associated with the Tendai sect, it became independent after World War II

Tokyo DisneySea

• a 176-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

• It opened on September 4, 2001

Rainbow Bridge

• a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

• Construction started in 1987 and was completed in 1993

ありがとう~

Thank You~