TokyoTokyo ときょうときょう 東東京都京都

Jorge Blasco Romero 3ºD IES La Senda

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

BibliographyBibliography

• www.yes-tokio.es• es.wikipedia.org• www.google.es (Google Maps)• http://www.wa-pedia.com/japan-guide/

tokyo_edo_history.shtml• www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.jp/en/pollution/