Edo was renamed Tokyo, or East Capital, in 1868 After over two and a half centuries of rule under the Tokugawa shogunate, the last shogun resigned, marking the end of feudal rule in Japan.Upon his arrival in 1868, the city was renamed Tokyo, meaning East Capital. How did Edo become Tokyo? Edo grew to become […]

Tokyo has again been named the world’s safest city by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in a ranking of the digital, health, infrastructure and personal security of 60 major metropolitan areas. Singapore came in second, followed by Osaka in third place in the Safe Cities Index 2019. Is Tokyo actually safe? As mentioned above, Tokyo […]

Tokyo, Japan, was just named the best big city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler.Tokyo took the top spot in the Big City category for 2019, wowing readers with its combination of city sights, nature landscapes, and delicious food. Is Tokyo the greatest city in the world? Japan’s capital was chosen ahead of Osaka […]

Tokyo is widely considered the world’s largest city (by urban area and metropolitan area). Is Tokyo the biggest city in the world? While Tokyo is the largest city on a global level, with a total of more than 37 million residents, the majority of the most populous cities in the world are in the two […]

Here are our top 50 reasons Tokyo is the world’s best city: The world’s most sophisticated railways. The Emperor will see you now. Tongue-gasmic food porn. Street crossings are like a battle scene from ‘Braveheart’ Youth fashion stores by the hundreds. Sky-high one-upmanship. You can eat dirt. What is Tokyo best known for? Tokyo, the […]

Because Tokyo is an urban heat island, it traps heat, making conditions worse for athletes and residents. What makes Tokyo a heat island? In Tokyo’s case, this means land surfaces are typically several degrees warmer in the city, particularly at night, compared to the surrounding vegetated areas. Vehicles, factories, and air conditioning units also contribute […]

metropolis. Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is Japan’s capital and the world’s most populous metropolis. It is also one of Japan’s 47 prefectures, consisting of 23 central city wards and multiple cities, towns and villages west of the city center. The Izu and Ogasawara Islands are also part of Tokyo. What type of city is Tokyo? Tokyo […]

One of the first things people seem to notice upon arrival in Tokyo is how quiet it is. Despite being a home to 35 million people, yes it is quiet, and certainly, compared to New York City, Tokyo can sometimes seem devoid of sound. How noisy is Tokyo? The authors used the data on noise […]

Technically Tokyo isn’t a city — it’s a prefecture. It’s one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. A prefecture is similar to a state or province. Is Tokyo just a city? Japan has 47 prefectures, and Tokyo is considered one of them. Therefore, Tokyo is a prefecture rather than a city. Tokyo Prefecture is actually […]

Rail is the primary mode of transport in Tokyo. Greater Tokyo has the most extensive urban railway network and the most used in the world with 40 million passengers (transfers between networks tallied twice) in the metro area daily, out of a metro population of 36 million. What is the most common transport in Japan? […]

In Tokyo, the summers are short, warm, muggy, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are very cold and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 87°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 93°F. Does Tokyo have cold winters? Winter Temperatures in Japan Japanese winters generally […]

The name Tokyo is primarily a gender-neutral name of Japanese origin that means Eastern Capital’. What is a good Japanese name for a boy? Japanese Names for Boys Asahi. In Japanese, this boy’s name means “sunlight.” Haru. This name means “spring.” Akio. This Japanese name means “bright.” Haruto. Haruto means “flying.” Akira. In the Japanese […]

Tokyo falls to world’s fourth most expensive city for expats, survey finds. Tokyo has ranked as the fourth most expensive city for expatriates in an annual cost of living survey by a U.S. consulting firm, dropping one spot from last year. Is Tokyo more expensive than NYC? You would need around 925,716.74¥ (8,186.27$) in New […]

Tokyo is the most populated metropolitan area in the world, so it’s appropriate that it’s much larger than NYC in terms of land area. Still, it’s noteworthy that Tokyo is SO large that its population density is 15,604 people per square mile, as compared to New York’s 27,578 people per square mile. How much larger […]

Rating. TOKYO. Thinking Of Kissing You Only. What is Tokyo slang for? I blogged a while back about the word “Tokyo” as slang for cocaine and its use in 1920s London in the second series of Peaky Blinders.Both spoke Cockney fluently, Tokyo was the slang for Coke, Meth, too much sugar… Pretty much anything that […]